Sgt. Boston Corbett

Sgt. Boston Corbett

Here we present an historic image of Sgt. Boston Corbett. It was taken between 1860 and 1865. Corbett tracked down and killed John Wilkes Booth, the Presidential Assassin.

The image shows United States.

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Image ID# FFF46A14
Ref: loc/Civil War Collection

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This Photograph Comes from the Collection:

• Civil War

And is Part of the Following Theme Groups:

• Abraham Lincoln Assassination