Only sound making any noise at that exact moment. Curtis reflects on it by saying something to the effect of this is a lead ball for which we cant yet for measure the calams effect. The autopsy is completed and some fragments of lincolns skull were retained by surgeons who assisted at the autopsy and in one case some fragment was stuck on some of dr. Curtis tools and as he was cleaning his surgical kit later that day he found a bit of lincolns skull fragments stuck in one of the saws. We also have on display a bit of lincolns hair removed from the site of the wound during the autopsy. Several locks of hair are accounted for in the notes from those hours before lincoln died and during his autopsy. These are just a few of those that were cut and given away to different people. Another object, though, thats on display relates again to dr. Curtis. Edward curtis, a staff on the medical museum was an assistant at the autopsy. When he got home that night, the 15th of april, after the autopsy,
Abraham lincoln. And features artifacts that were collected during those hours that surgeons were treating him after he was shot at fords theater and during and after his autopsy the next day. So you might remember that Abraham Lincoln is shot at forths theater at about 10 30 on friday, april 14, 1865. This is just a few days after lee surrendered to grant at appomattox. Effectively ending the civil war. Lincoln is at the play and is shot in the back of the head by John Wilkes Booth by a small lead bullet. That bullet is actually on display here and you can see it in that small glass globe. The bullet was recovered the next day at an autopsy performed at the white house. In the hours, though, just shortly after lincoln is shot, the Surgeon General, Surgeon General joseph barnes, responds to the president s side. This is at the petersons house directly across the street from fords theater. Barnes calls for something called a probe and when he founted that in the back here on display. Th
Youre watching American History tv. All weekend, every weekend, on cspan3. To join the conversation, like us on facebook cspanhistory. Each week, American History tvs american artifacts visits museums and Historic Placeser where next, we travel to Independence National historic park in philadelphia to visit the Assembly Room inside Independence Hall where both the declaration of unless and the u. S. Constiegz were debated and eventually signed. This Program Featuring National Parks Service Ranger Matthew Ifill is about one hour. We are in a building that is built in the 1730s, about 40 years before there was any such thing as the United States of america. And at that time, of course, pennsylvania was a british colony. And this was its capitol building. They would make laws for pennsylvania. Each of the 13 colonies his its own governments. These are the issues that will lead to the creation of the United States, most of which is going to happen in this room because the colonies as time
Youre watching American History tv all weekend every weekend on cspan 3. To join the conversation, like us on facebook at cspanhistory. Each week, American History tvs american artifacts visits museums and Historic Places. Next we travel to Independence National historical park in philadelphia to visit Assembly Room inside Independence Hall where both the declaration of independence and the u. S. Constitution were debated and eventually signed. This Program Featuring National Park Service Ranger matthew eiffel is about one hour. We are in a building that is built in the 1730s. Solve about 40 years before there is any such thing as the United States of america. At that time, of course, pennsylvania was a british colony and this was its Capital Building. They would make laws for pennsylvania and each of the 13 colonies has its own governments and these arish issues in a lot of ways that will lead to the creation of the United States. Most of which is going to happen in this room because
Niece colonies will start to grow dissatisfied with the way the British Government is treating them, is affecting their lives locally and of course one of the other side issues is americans living in the colonies do not get to vote in british elections. So when the parliament in london makes laws for americans, of course the most famous being the various taxes and such that you all get to learn about in school, were going to say this it taxation without representation. Its that idea that youre not getting the voice. Thomas jefferson would write in the declaration of independence about govern existing with the consent of the governed. And americans are feeling like theyre not getting that consent, and especially when it starts disappearing locally as well as sort of connected with the home country in london and britain, that theyre really going to get this growing dissatisfaction. So this room is long in use by pennsylvania, but by 1775, pennsylvania will essentially be inviting Contine