The Aftermath of the Assassination
Website Name and URL Description Background Lessons Students

http://www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/lincolnconspiracy/lincolnconspiracy.html

 

University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law

This is the site to visit for information about Lincoln’s Assassination.  It provides scans of newspapers, sketches, and documents from the time of the assassination.  (some photos may not be suitable for younger students) X X Grades 6-12

http://www.abrahamlincolnsclassroom.org/Links/index2.asp?ID=36

 

The Lincoln Institute and the Lehrman Institute

This site provides links to Lincoln related sites. X X Grades K-8

http://members.aol.com/RVSNorton/Lincoln13.html

 

Lincoln’s Body Exhumed and viewed in 1901

 

This site provides details of the moving of Lincoln’s body after his assassination. X   Grades 6-12

http://americanhistory.si.edu/PRESIDENCY/3d1a.html

 

Smithsonian: The American Presidency

 

 

This site provides basic information on the assassination, the assassins, the funeral train, and mourning practices of the day. X   Grades 6-9