Last Witness to Assassination of Pres. Lincoln April 14, 1865: 1956 TV Game Show

[appalachiablue]

Samuel J. Seymour of Md. (1860-1956) was 5 years old when he saw John Wilkes Booth shoot President Abraham Lincoln at Ford's Theatre in Washington, DC. https://www.fords.org/

[Dennis Donovan]

1. 153 yrs ago tonight

[appalachiablue]

2. FORD'S THEATRE in Washington, DC is still open for live performances,

events and tours. Visit to see the original historic theatre, museum exhibits with artifacts and the preserved Presidential Box where Abraham Lincoln and Mary Todd Lincoln sat to watch the popular comedy play, "Our American Cousin" on that fateful night April 14, 1865.
>Much more on Ford's Theatre at the Link, https://www.fords.org/

[Binkie The Clown]

3. Not that long ago. My great grandfather was a Civil War Union soldier.

And I remember clearly the 100 year anniversary of the end of the Civil War.

I now, here I am, two years away from being 3/4 of a century old myself. Not that long ago at all.

[3catwoman3]

6. So was my GGF, on my dads side.

I have several letters he wrote to his mother when he was away. Very delicate and elaborate penmanship that is quite challenging to tead, and rather eerie, too, when he writes about being able to see “the Rebs.”

[Boomerproud]

4. Mr. Seymour died in April 1956.

He went to Fords Theatre with his godmother. I have watched the video several times and then clicked on several other game shows of the 50's and early 60's. Everyone smoked!

[appalachiablue]

5. Yes Mr. Seymour died in 1956, age 95. How lucky for us that he braved

coming out to appear as a surprise guest on Gary Moore's show "What's My Line?" The fall he took that day was very unfortunate.

[hedda_foil]

7. Good grief! I remember seeing this as a kid.

And I remember when the last union bugle boy died because it was in my Weekly Reader. I am SO damn old!