The Family Home Where Lincoln Died - DC's Petersen House
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My husband and I were actually at the Petersen House when the news broke of the killing of JFK in Dallas. We were new to the area and site seeing. People were wandering the streets crying in disbelief. A piece of our personal history we will never forget.
Wow
Wow that is wild just to think about. It must have literally felt surreal.
@@earlusmcdivett We were caught up with everyone at the time in the shock of the news. But yes absolutely surreal now and thinking back at it through the many years.
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I was born in 1969, but I heard many times my parents and Godparents talking about remembering EXACTLY where they were when the news broke about JFK! Thank you for sharing that! Patricia Gambino Harrington(I post on my husband Frank's TH-cam acct)
@@frankharrington4881I can relate to everything you said
I could hear Garret talk for hours. His knowledge and enthusiasm for history is amazing.
My parents would drive us kids nuts dragging us on vacation every summer for 3 weeks. It was 1968 and I remember going to the theatre and the house, Williamsburg and everything, civil war field, museums you name it. I feel very lucky at 64 that they took all 6 of us kids to historic places. All we cared about at the time was if the hotels had a pool......😊
Those are some wonderful memories. My parents took us kids on sightseeing expeditions, too. Both of them are gone now and all we have are beautiful memories along with photos. I'm 58 and regret not listening, as a kid, when my parents would say things like "someday you'll wish you'd not taken things for granted"...
I visited this location in November. I met the park ranger, Garett, that was in this video… he was fantastic! He knew everything about the history of the house along with the death of Lincoln (he even told us some house secrets). He was such an amazing tour guide!
He does seem very knowledgeable and enthusiastic person. This is the type of guide you want when taking a tour!
You gonna tell us the secrets or what?
Once you start with this stuff, you can’t stop. There's a tour guide who takes a group to the alleys and theatres…he’s fascinating, his book is fascinating….
They Killed Poppa Dead.
Peterson of Peterson House met an untimely death. Rathbone too.
All of it went on for years because it was such a tragic and chaotic event.
There are ghost stories aplenty. People who work at what is now Ft. McNair, claim to hear whispers of Mary Surratt and her daughter who was trying to comfort her mother where she was being held….there is wailing and sobbing.
Mary Surratt was re-buried at Mt. Olivet. The man…is it Louis? He testified against her.
His grave is a short distance from hers.
Don’t mention to Merrick Garland….it was 84 days from April 14th to the conspirators execution by hanging. Eighty-four.
I love the enthusiasm of the ranger, both actually. Id love to visit that place one day
This was coooool.
I am related to Senator Charles Sumner. Who was friends with Lincoln. He was also beside Lincolns bed when Lincoln passed away.
This man is a wealth of knowledge!! Fun to hear him speak and not let Mr. Shoaf hardly get a word in! LOL Good job!
I was at Ford’s Theater for the first time in 1966. My dad was always a history buff and as a child I saw Greenfield Village, Colonial Williamsburg and so much of D.C. Only in the past few years have I become aware of how recently those places had opened. For a family of modest means from Cleveland we experienced so much.
This should have more views. Fascinating.
1) I am always amazed with the NPS Interpretive Rangers. Almost all of them are incredibly knowledgeable with great presentation skills.
2) The Rathbone's story is very tragic
This particular NPS Interpretive Ranger appears passionate about his work. I'll bet he loves history too. ❤
#2 How so?
@@cindyknudson2715 From Wikipedia
Although Rathbone's physical wounds healed, his mental state deteriorated in the years following Lincoln's death as he anguished over his perceived inability to thwart the assassination.
After his resignation from the military in 1870, Rathbone struggled to find and keep a job due to his mental instability. He became convinced that his wife was unfaithful and resented the attention she paid their children. He reportedly threatened her on several occasions after suspecting that she was going to divorce him and take the children.
Rathbone and his family relocated to Germany, where his mental health continued to decline. On December 23, 1883, he attacked his children in a fit of madness. He fatally shot and stabbed his wife, who was attempting to protect the children. He stabbed himself five times in the chest in an attempted suicide.
He was charged with murder, but was declared insane by doctors after he blamed the murder on an intruder. He was convicted and committed to an asylum for the criminally insane in Hildesheim, Germany. The couple's children were sent to live with their uncle, William Harris, in the United States.
Rathbone spent the rest of his life in the asylum. He died on August 14, 1911, and was buried next to his wife at the Stadtfriedhof Engesohde cemetery in Hanover, Germany.
I went to these places when I was a child in the early 1970’s. At that time, the Petersen House still had the pillow that Lincoln died on, for people to see-safely placed under a clear plastic box.
I was so upset by that imagery, and never forgot it.
I went there in about 1983 as a kid and i totally remember that pillow! I was hoping to see it in the video. Guess it didn't make it.
I saw it in the mid 80s and it had the blood on it.
A gentleman came into a Baltimore cemetery when I was working and told me of the story of the house across the street from Ford's Theater and said it was one of his distance great grandmother's bed that Lincoln died in and that the family kept the bedspread.
Yes, sounds like the boarding house one block up. It was there they got replacement pillows for the dying President's bed.
Peterson had five or six kids. The neighbors were on the scene all through the night and following day.
There were armed guards, but still souvenir
hunters managed.
Taken to another level…esteemed collections have memorabilia. Bought it, didn’t pick it up. It isn’t all in one place.
No need to bring it all to one place.
There's enough as it is, to include Lincoln’s coat pocket contents.
Cool to find fragments that have spawned mini museums.
The Park Ranger Garrett is awesome!
I love his passion! I hope it sticks!
This guy is good. My best friend was a tour guide in DC for 30 years and i’ve been on 3 guided tours of this building and i still learned many new things from this video. Good job!
Amazing how many people in vicinity could aid with education, medical ability and experience to offer assistance.
I went on a tour of both places in the early 1990s....I was told then that the only original thing in the Ford's Theatre is the portrait of George Washington hanging outside the box Lincoln sat in. Amazing experience even though nothing is original.
Like the Ship of Theseus.
Just like the interior of the White House, or Dunker Church at Antietam, etc.....
Wow! Garret was amazing! What a great story teller! Would LOVE to see more videos with him telling the history in them.. seems like he knows a lot…
Incredibly interesting! Thank you!
My cousin met this guide a couple of months ago ..He is super nice ,and very professional..😊
The small size of the theatre, in person, took me by surprise
People were smaller physically back then. Lincoln's height was unusual.
This from NPS site :
John T. Ford claimed his new theatre would hold 2500 spectators. The real capacity was probably closer to 1700. From eyewitnesses, we know that several attendees moved around the theatre for better seats, suggesting that it was not a completely full house. So, the number is likely to be around 1500, though we will never know very precisely. Through the years, many would later claim to have been present, and those claims can be difficult to substantiate because no list of attendees was taken or kept at the time.
I thought the same thing. I was amazed by how small it seemed.
I had no idea that the building that I thought was Fords Teater had gone through all that!
Ifound this video by accident and glad I did! Thank you for making it and passing on the history!!!!
Very impressed with the park rangers knowledge
American tour guides are always so passionate and enthusiastic. Always a great aspect of visiting the US.
Give that park ranger his own show, WOW!
Wonderful presentation!
I'm glad someone got to work in the historical site field. It wasn't an option for me 40 years ago despite a love of history. Much repect still.
When I went there in 1992 his blood stained pillow was on the bed with a plastic case over it. Too bad it isn’t there any more. That was surreal!
I was fortunate to tour Ford's Theater and the Peterson house at the age of 10 in 1956. To first be able to actually view the box where Abraham Lincoln was shot, and then be able to stand in the room where he died was truly fascinating. I don't remember if the bed was the actual bed that he died in but it was amazing to see. Even at my young age, I had read quite a bit about him and was very interested in him. This day i could feel the history and will never forget it 68 years later. Although I have never traced my family tree, but my mother's maiden name was Booth, and my grandparents told me that John Wilkes Booth was a distant relative. I still might go on Ancestry to find out definitively. I have no surviving relatives who can validate that claim.
Yes….you owe it to yourself and others to find out. Ancestry is wonderfully addicting….you can find out a lot in a short session.
It’s great fun, an instant hobby if you’re so inclined.
Everyone knew Booth. With his chiseled good looks, he was a head turner.
Thanks for this
I love history videos on different channels.
I love this content, so interesting!! They make me feel like I’m actually on the tour
Went there 40+ years Love American history of that era.
That was awesome. Good work on the video
I visited this house when I was in 10th grade(1991) I remember seeing the blood on the pillow and just feeling the weight of sorrow in the room , it’s a sorrow that never really goes away, we also visited Forrds theater, I will never forget that trip and how I felt knowing that our president died in that very room 😢
I remember that also. I went in the mid 80s.
I am a cousin to Abraham Lincoln because my great grandpa Peter Hasty knew him & great grandpa Peter Hasty was a cousin to Abraham Lincoln also.My great grandpa was a cabinet maker in Fort Wayne,Indiana. look up a story of my great grandpa Peter Hasty.
That would be amazing to see.
the whole time i was thinking damn imagine if the walls could speak what a story they would have to tell about what happened inside that home on that fateful night
I visited this house during my 7th grade D.C. class trip. But the pillows still had blood on them. It was really creepy.
I remember touring both locations in the early 80's. Back then, the pillow on the bed where Lincoln dies was still on the bed and you could see the faint blood stains. Wonder what happened to it.
Yes , I was there several times over six weeks in June and July of 1986.the blood stained pillow cases were there and there was no railing keeping you from walking to the far end of the room.
The bed displayed inside the Peterson house is a good reproduction. The original bed is on display at the Chicago Historical Society.
I believe the bloody pillow is located in the Lincoln Museum in Ford's Theater.
@@kevinbradley3356 I was there in 1987-88 and back then there wasn't a glass, or plexiglass, enclosure around the bed either.
I was there in November of 1992. I remember the blood stained pillow as well.
I’m a security officer at a few hospitals in Seattle, working 100 hours a week for over 5 years, while my Beach Hotel is being built in the Philippines! We open next year! Dreams come true! 🏨🏨🏨
What does this have to do with Abraham Lincoln’s place of death??
@@tiko4621 You’re right! Just like to inspire people! Just like President Lincoln did! 👍
Wonderful video. Awesome job by Garett.
Excellent details - so interesting. A friend and I were on vacation from Australia in '97 and drove 9,000 miles around the US. While in Washington we set out to visit Fords theater and stopped at a bar called Harrys on the way - we ended up staying too long and Fords was closed by the time we got there hence the only photo I have is of me on the front steps. I wonder if Harrys is still there. Thanks for such an interesting and informative video......had no idea about the military takeover of the theater and its subsequent effective total demolition save for the street facade which really does detract from the genuine character of the building.
If you search TH-cam, there's a man who was in a 1950s gameshow that was at that theatre when Lincoln was shot, he was a very young boy, but still remembered the details. It's crazy how in the grand scheme of things that time and history of America or civilization of humanity itself doesn't seem that long ago.
So lucky to have been able to visit both places, truly amazing history
I'm curious regarding the reconstruction of the theater in the 1960's if they tried to locate the stage, theater boxes, and seats in roughly the same locations as they were originally.
Absolutely. Remember, this was a crime scene and photography was becoming widely used. The theater's interior was throughly photographed by the War Department to document the crime. So there were many photos on which to base a reconstruction. Also, in the 19th century, souvenir hunting was a huge thing. Many people ripped wallpaper samples, curtains, carpet, etc out of the theater and many of those samples were used as reference in the reconstruction.
So sad to hear that after all my life thinking that was all original, it was completely gutted and destroyed a few times and just a recreation of American history. Just not the same but I'm glad it's still there. Thank you Abraham Lincoln! Rest in Peace.
Lil handsome Garett. Adorable, and knowledgeable. 😊
Fascinating. Hope to someday to get to the East Coast to see all of these historical places. I'm an ancestor of William Herndon, Lincoln lawyer and biographer.
Back in the late 40s and early 50s when relatives came to visit my parents from Detroit I was selected to be the tour guide for them. The unreconstructed Fords Theater and the Peterson house, also basically like it was in Lincolns day, were among the places we went. You could see the hole in the door at Fords, and other items of interest. I believe the flag from Ft McHenry was also there. This video brings back some fond memories of growing up in DC
That is quite an amazing story.
Absolutely fantastic great job guys
Ranger Garrett Cost is SUCH a great spokesperson for this historical event. Wow, he’s good!!
I’ve been here!
It's so sad everytime I see a video about President Lincoln and the way he was killed to me he was one of the best President the United States ever had
In 1972 i Visited Fords theater, and then this house and room where president Lincoln died...
Hell yeah 😎 awesome tour thank you 😁
I am a 70 yr old vet(USAF) and history buff... thx for posting, the best video about the Civil war I've seen since watching The Battlefield Walker's video of a Civil war collection 10 months ago... Very informative and well done! sub'd & liked THANKS
Thank you for sharing the history. :)
Wonderful video!
R.I.P Abraham Lincoln 1809-1865.
I wanna meet the ranger, what an enthusiastic guide.
I visited there back in 2001
Awesome video!
Wow this house, the original Airbnb…in 1865.
Marvelous presentation, impressive young man with his enthusiasm and historical knowledge.
Thank you...
I was there in the summer of 1970. We walked across the street from Ford Theater. We were only allowed to climb an outside stair on side of house. Was allowed to look inside doorway to see only a small bed . the guard said Lincoln died on that bed in that bed. he was rude and not informative if anything. This program was very good. Times have changed.
I lived in Washington DC. Tenth street across from Ford's theater was where the bus turned around in the 70's.
Well that sucks I always thought Fords theater was original like it was back in 1865
Unfortunately the interior of Ford's Theater isn't original.
I enjoyed this video very much! I love history and Lincoln is one of my favorite subjects! I admired him for being self-taught! My grandfather and Mr Lincoln were the same height and almost identical. Except grandpa Payne didnt wear a beard Thank you for the tour!!
I live in Washington, DC and actually live not very far from Ford's Theatre/Petersen's House. I'm just north of the U.S. Capitol Building and can walk there, Union Station. My mother took my brother and me to the Petersen's House when we were young and I remember seeing the bedroom and bed where Lincoln died. I had no I idea that the building was ripped apart, had a collapse and was eventually rebuilt. Great video and history lesson. 😊👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽
I visited this place in 2004 on a trip to see my brother who worked at the university of Baltimore. We walked all of d.c. the day before. Then we went to fords theater the next morning. When i got to the peterson house there was no plexiglass and my legs were so tired i sat down on the bed and the tour guide stoped and asked me if i knew what i was sitting on and i said no being 9 years old. He then told me one day i will be able to tell people i sat in the same bed and blakets that Abraham Lincoln died in.
The chair that Lincoln was sitting in when he was shot is at The Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, Michigan. You can still see blood on the chair, although there is debate about the blood being Lincoln's, Rathbone's, or both of theirs. If you're into history and you are ever in Detroit, The Henry Ford Museum and Greenfield Village is an absolute must. In addition to Lincoln's chair, they have the Lincoln that JFK was shot in, Rosa Park's bus, and the literal buildings that were Henry Ford's lab and the Wright Brother's shop.
Has anyone else noticed the ghostly orbs dancing about?
Yes!
This park ranger is ADORABLE!
Good.
I yet to visit the Peterson house. But I stood on the steps years ago in April 2012. I felt the energy of what happened their in 1865. I get these little visions and I saw what happened that night. It was strong energy.
9:22 “so let’s head to the room where Lincoln is brought and passes away”
( cut to sped up footage and jolly feel good guitar music )
😂I actually dig that,
Back in the ‘90s I worked just around the corner at The Hard Rock Cafe and would regularly visit Fords Theatre and Patterson House ❤
Good one
I learned a lot that. Most people and I didn't even know. About Fords theater. William s
It seems sooo long ago to me but in reality, it really wasnt that long ago
Imagine being a US President during a time where you are never really safe. So pretty much being a president prior to early 1900s/world war 1 ish.
We went to Ford Theatre and the Peterson house. The ranger told us very interesting details. It was fascinating.
Well done. I am fascinated by Lincoln and his death. I never understood why they took the President of the US to a house and not to a hospital, even though the care would not have changed the outcome. I also wonder why the person who was supposed to be guarding outside the door of Lincoln's suite was never tried for deserting his post. He reportedly was in a nearby bar at the time of the shooting.
I was lucky to attend one of the first plays at Ford's Theater when it repopened.
Was there a reason why they carted Lincoln across the street rather than a next door property? Just curious 🧐
I don't know who did the editing but they sure cut it up bad
Was there in the early 1990s they had the original pillow that Lincoln had his head on in a glass case you could see the blood stains on it , got pictures of it too.
My daughter got a major nose bleed when she was 5 years old in the bedroom I looked down and she was bleeding like a stuck pig all over the carpet in that room
Only reason I saw this theater was because I went to the Hard Rock Cafe next door. Did the tour , small place back in 91’
Woww so interesting I had no idea it was almost torn down. I remember going to Fords Theater and the house where Lincoln died in elementary school. I lived in Virginia.
I went there in 1990. Got to see the blood stained pillow Lincoln died on. The blood was quite faded but you could see it. Now they don't display it.
By "the help" I assume he means "slaves"?
Ford's Theater was so interesting we didn't have time to cross the street to see this house!! 😮
Won’t spoil your next visit, but the websites are good until then. National Park Service has a dedicated page.
I think his frock coat and the contents of his pockets are on display in the museum under Fords. Steve Spielberg borrowed things for his epic film, Lincoln.
Can anyone answer a question that has bothered m 11:59 😊e for some time, Maj. Rathbone, being an Army officer carried no weapon in the unruly environment of Washington DC with war fever still high pitch.The Major did prove to be crazy later in life ,but you would think bearing no weapon at that time would be crazy ? Anyone who has time to respond,was it not customary to carry any arms at a formal occasion,even with dangerous people in the city ( engineering major here , trying to understand history)?
Maybe it was different at the time. Killing a president wasn’t a federal crime at that time, I don’t believe it was until after JFK was killed. I do agree that he should have had at least a side arm. Lincoln could just ride his horse down the street then, no one would have ever thought someone would kill the President of the United States back then.
I'm disappointed I didn't get to visit and I was two blocks away. Next time.
This would be a cool place to do a ghost investigation.
Lincoln died, Titanic sank, Tax Day, and, on a personal note: my 19 year old cat 🥺😿 died: all on April 15 of different years and centuries (3).
My son was born on the 15th of April. He is amazed at how many tragedies happen on or around his birthday.
@@deniseroe5891 Fortunately, your son is a blessing not 🚫 a tragedy! My Mom complains that, historically, 🚫 nothing & nobody significant was born vs my dad and I have countless famous events & 🎈🎂🕯️🕊️ famous birthdays & death8 days on our birthdays.
The Leach card is nice
The chair that Lincoln was sitting on when he was shot is in the Henry Ford museum in Detroit ,Why it there I don't know.