I found these 2 interviews online, and I looked around the site for a place to post them, and I couldn't find anywhere, so I've decided to create this thread dedicated to Eyewitness Interviews of people who were alive around the Civil War, or witnessed something important. I have these 2 videos here, but anyone is more than welcome to add on.
Mr. Samuel J. Seymour, the last living eyewitness to the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln at Ford's Theater in Washington, D.C.
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Julius Franklin Howell (January 17, 1846 - June 19, 1948) Talks About the 1860s and Fighting in the Civil War
Mr. Samuel J. Seymour, the last living eyewitness to the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln at Ford's Theater in Washington, D.C.
I Saw Lincoln Shot by Samuel J. Seymour
Clipping found in The Cincinnati Enquirer published in Cincinnati, Ohio on 2/7/1954. I Saw Lincoln Shot by Samuel J. Seymour: As told to Frances Spatz Leighton
Julius Franklin Howell (January 17, 1846 - June 19, 1948) Talks About the 1860s and Fighting in the Civil War