Trivia 1-16-20 - Famous Bullet

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The bullet John Wilkes Booth used to assassinate President Lincoln is on display at the National Museum for Health and Medicine, in what used to be a Civil War medical museum in Silver Spring, Maryland after being preserved by the doctors who tried to save his life.

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"The bullet that killed President Lincoln was marked with the initials A. L. by Dr. Stone who described it as a “leaden-hand made ball flattened somewhat in its passage through the skull.” It measures 43.75 mm and is composed of a mixture of antimony, tin, copper, and soft lead."
 
Where can you go to view the bullet that killed President Lincoln?

credit: @Eleanor Rose
I believe it is part of the Smithsonian's collection. We saw it at the Petersen House in an exhibition of artifacts displayed for the 150th anniversary of Lincoln's assassination.

Edit - While it may have been there five years ago, that's not where it can be viewed now.

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The bullet John Wilkes Booth used to assassinate President Lincoln is on display at the National Museum for Health and Medicine, in Silver Springs, Maryland.
Also on display, the attending surgeon, Dr. Edward Curtis’ letter to his mother describing the president’s autopsy.“He says, ‘There it lay upon the white china, a little black mass no bigger than the end of my finger; dull, motionless, harmless, yet the cause of such mighty change in the world’s history like we may never realize.'”
Also on display, pieces of Wilkes Booth’s vertebrae, shards of the president’s skull, bits of his hair and Dr. Curtis’ cuffs which are soaked with the president’s blood.
 
Where can you go to view the bullet that killed President Lincoln?

credit: @Eleanor Rose
The National Museum of Health and Medicine, Silver Spring, Maryland.
Interested Civil War buffs can also view the remains of Daniel E. Sickles' shattered leg and other artifacts at the museum.
 
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