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Hello - Please join us for the next in our regular monthly series of Department of the Interior Library Park Ranger Speaker Series lectures, "The Investigation of the Lincoln Assassination: Tales of Special Judge Advocate Henry L. Burnett" next Tuesday, May 15th from 1:00 - 1:45 pm in the DOI Library. This month's program will look at the aftermath of the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln at Ford's Theatre on April 15, 1865. The assassination initiated one of the largest federal investigations ever seen in United States history. Secretary of War Edwin Stanton coordinated the investigation and called upon a number of officials from the military and the War Department to aid in the inquiry. Included among these officials was General Henry L. Burnett, Judge Advocate General for the Military Department of Ohio. Burnett was inevitably given a special task by Secretary Stanton, to serve as the Special Judge Advocate for the trial of the Lincoln Assassination conspirators. Please join Ford's Theatre Park Ranger Scott Schultz as he portrays General Henry L. Burnett (in full dress uniform) for a Living History program on the investigation of the Lincoln Assassination and the trial of the conspirators. Learn the behind the scenes stories of the inquiry and trial from the man who presided over the proceedings. All are welcome to attend, government and general public. The Department of the Interior Library is located in the Main Interior Building, located at 1849 C Street, NW, Room 1151 in Washington. Please call the DOI Library at (202) 208-3796 or contact us via e-mail at [log in to unmask] if you have any questions. George Franchois Coordinator of Library Services U.S. Dept. of the Interior Library 1849 C Street, NW, MS 1151 Washington, DC 20240 [log in to unmask] Phone: (202) 208-3796 Fax: (202) 208-6773 URL: http://library.doi.gov (See attached file: Lincoln Assassination Investigation.doc)