to the president s side. this is at the peterson s house directly across the street from ford s theater. barnes calls for something called a probe and when he founted that in the back here on display. the idea with the probe was that it would be threaded into the wound with the idea that depending on how far into the wound the probe would go might identify where the fragment or bullet was. they weren t able to do so. the bullet they found later ended up being lodged behind lincoln s right eye. but the probe was retained and eventually made its way into the museum s holdings and is part of the exhibit we have here on display. surgeon general barnes and army medical museum staff john woodward and another surgeon named edward curtis were at the president s bedside in the hours before he died, which was about 7:22 the next morning, the 15th of april, 1865. it was decided then that a postmortem would be performed very quickly and the president s body was removed to the white house
things like canteens that they could try to get a better handle on keeping on that material. one of the great treasures in our collection is a simple modest little flag, blue background, that bears 13 stars and it was general washington s personal standard. so it really signified his presence. when you saw that flag, you knew general washington was in command. and it s incredible that it has survived. so few flags from the revolution have. it kaem came to us from a desce of general washington s sister betty. her son was an officer in what s called the lifeguard. these were the men and officers personally assigned to general washington and had the responsibility of ensuring his safety. so it s a wonderful object directly from the washington family that, again, reflects his command, his leadership of the continental army during revolution. the museum will be located in the very heart of philadelphia s historic area. the national park service agreed with the importance of this
the surgeon general, surgeon general joseph barnes, responds to the president s side. this is at the peterson s house directly across the street from ford s theater. barnes calls for something called a probe and when he founted that in the back here on display. the idea with the probe was that it would be threaded into the wound with the idea that depending on how far into the wound the probe would go might identify where the fragment or bullet was. they weren t able to do so. the bullet they found later ended up being lodged behind lincoln s right eye. but the probe was retained and eventually made its way into the museum s holdings and is part of the exhibit we have here on display. surgeon general barnes and army medical museum staff john woodward and another surgeon named edward curtis were at the president s bedside in the hours before he died, which was about 7:22 the next morning, the 15th of april, 1865. it was decided then that a postmortem would be performed very qu
there s a new british monarch, the first british-born monarch in the 18th century, george iii. he s young, very vibrant. he considers himself to be a real patriot king. americans of the future revolutionary generation are extremely patriotic. they have just participated in one of the most dramatic victories in modern history and are now part of really the richest most extensive empire since the classical age. and the first object i want to show you is an engraved soldier powder. this is a cow horn that was carved in 1763 to reflect that great victory. so you can see a crown and gr or the latin georges rex, king george iii. so this is that new british monarch. it s actually engraved with a scene of the city of havana in cuba which is some of the fortifications around havana. british ships in the harbor. thebritish and american forces had taken cuba from the span fish 1762. and this horn was carved to commemorate the embarkation of those troops. the scene was illuminated at t
abraham lincoln. and features artifacts that were collected during those hours that surgeons were treating him after he was shot at ford s theater and during and after his autopsy the next day. so you might remember that abraham lincoln is shot at forth s 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 peterson s house directly across the street from ford s theater. barnes calls for something called a probe and when he founted that in the back here