Display to mark the centennial. Well hear about the hungarian immigrant who created a newspaper empire in the late 19th century and the prizes that carry his name. And well see a selection of Pulitzer Prize winning photographs and learn the stories behind the images. My name is patty rhue ale ane are standing in the photographs gallery, which is one of our most popular gallery at the newseum. The portrait behind me is of josef pulitzer, the person whose legacy created the Pulitzer Prizes. Hes also probably one of the foremost journalists, publishersover modern history. Joseph pulitzer kind of an incredible american immigrant success story. He was born in hungary, he came to the United States at age 17 to actually fight in lincolns cavalry during the civil war. He had been rejected by self european armies. He was had a sense of adventure, came here, was not very happy in the army but when the civil war ended he romed around a bit and finally landed in st. Louis where he got a job as a r
4th, 1865, that s when lincoln was here and jefferson davis had left town april 2nd, 1865, at 11:00 p.m. the union army took over the city and this house on the morning of april 3rd. and abraham lincoln was here april 4th. he came in through the front doors, of course, just five days after that general lee surrendered his army at apple maddux. april 14th he was shot at ford s theater and died the next day. jefferson davis was captured may 10th, 1865. now, general godfrey weitzel turned this house into union army headquarters the day he got here, april 3rd, and it remained that until january of 1870. so actually the union army took very good care of this house, for the most part. this was their home and headquarters for almost five years. now n the first week or two of occupation, things were a little different. there were soldiers and officers coming and going. they were taking those souvenirs from the house and sleeping on the floors and the chairs and on the piano, in one c