Title: Thomas Thompson Eckert Description: Thomas Thompson Eckert (April 23, 1825- 1910), a Union major and chief of the Union Military Telegraph under the War Department during the American Civil War (1861-1865); he was one of twelve people Abraham Lincoln (February 25, 1809-April 15, 1865), sixteenth President of the U.S. (1861-1865) had invited to join him the night of April 14, 1965 to see a play at Ford's Theatre, Washington, D.C., but they all had declined for one reason or another; Eckert said he regretted his decision the rest of his life since he was a strong man and might have saved the president's life when Lincoln was shot that night by American stage actor John Wilkes Booth (May 10, 1838-April 26, 1865); Category: Political Figures Topic: U.S. Presidents Subject: Abraham Lincoln Keywords: assassinations, presidents of the U.S., telegraphers, U.S. presidents. Orientation: Portrait Dimensions: 1200 x 1686 (2.02 MPixels) (1.41) Print Size: 10.2 x 14.3 cm; 4.0 x 5.6 inches File Size: 5.81 MB (6,096,740 Bytes) Resolution: 300 x 300 dpi Color Depth: 16.7 million (24 BitsPerPixel) Compression: None Image Number: 0000530746 Source: Jay Robert Nash Collection
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