"Lincoln's Last Hours" by Charles A. Leale is an early 20th-century historical record centered around the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln, and it details exactly how Dr. Leale experienced Lincoln’s final hours of life while tending to the wounds of the president. The narrative recreates the events of that tragic night and reflects on the difficult responsibility of medical staff and how severely they were impacted by the events. Dr. Leale shares his firsthand experience at Ford's Theatre on April 14, 1865, when John Wilkes Booth shot Lincoln, and he describes the ensuing chaos and his immediate response as he tried to help the wounded president. The retelling gives readers insight into the medical actions taken to save Lincoln, the emotional chaos felt by those there like Mary Todd Lincoln, and the historical importance of that moment, which culminates in a tribute to Lincoln’s legacy and a reminder of the devastating consequence his assassination had on the country.
Lincoln's Last Hours
By Charles A. (Charles Augustus) Leale
A doctor's desperate efforts to save a dying president after a shocking assassination and the chaos that unfolds in those final hours.
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About the AuthorCharles Augustus Leale was a surgeon in the Union Army during the American Civil War and the first doctor to arrive at the presidential box at Ford's Theatre on April 14, 1865, after John Wilkes Booth fatally shot President Abraham Lincoln in the head. His prompt treatment allowed Lincoln to live until the next morning. Leale continued to serve in the army until 1866, after which he returned to his home town of New York City where he established a successful private practice and became involved in charitable medical care. One of the last surviving witnesses to Lincoln's death, Leale died in 1932 at the age of 90.
Charles Augustus Leale was a surgeon in the Union Army during the American Civil War and the first doctor to arrive at the presidential box at Ford's Theatre on April 14, 1865, after John Wilkes Booth fatally shot President Abraham Lincoln in the head. His prompt treatment allowed Lincoln to live until the next morning. Leale continued to serve in the army until 1866, after which he returned to his home town of New York City where he established a successful private practice and became involved in charitable medical care. One of the last surviving witnesses to Lincoln's death, Leale died in 1932 at the age of 90.
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