A studio group portrait of Union Colonel (later Brigadier General) La Fayette Curry Baker, who led the manhunt for President Abraham Lincoln's assassins, with Lieutenant Luther Byron Baker (1830-1896) and Lieutenant Everton Judson Conger (here spelled Congor). L.C. Baker, who was head of the National Detective Service and chief of the Secret Service, is seated in the center, pointing at papers spread across the table in front of him with a pen. L.B. Baker is to the left of him, and Conger is to the right. Below the image are the signatures of each of the three men shown. There is printed text below the image reading "'There, you may rest assured, you will find him within five miles of Port Conway, you will have a detail of cavalry, who will be strictly subordinate to your order. There must be no shooting, the villain must be captured alive at every hazard.' -- Col. Baker's instructions to his Assistants. Booth was found within three miles of the place designated."
Type
image
Format
image/jpeg
Extent
1 print: albumen; 45 cm x 35 cm (17 1/2 in. x 13 1/2 in.)
Baker, La Fayette C. (La Fayette Curry), 1826-1868 Conger, Everton J United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Military personnel Baker, La Fayette C. (La Fayette Curry), 1826-1868--Autographs Conger, Everton J.--Autographs United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 Baker, Luther Byron (1830-1896) Baker, Luther Byron (1830-1896)--Autographs Albumen prints. (aat)
Place
Washington (D.C.)
Source
Photo File United States Civil War, Huntington Digital Library
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