Search Strategies & Selected Articles

The links below provide access to a sampling of articles from historic newspapers that can be found in Chronicling America. You can explore the topic of "Dr. Samuel A. Mudd" further using the following search strategies:

Use the following terms in combination, proximity, or as a phrase:
co-conspirators, conspiracy, Dr. Mudd, Dry Tortugas, Fort Jefferson, Lincoln, pardon, Samuel Mudd
Use a specific date range if looking for articles for a particular event in order to narrow your results. To narrow your results for this topic, search between 1865 and 1883.

Selected Articles from Chronicling America

"Attempted Escape of Dr. Mudd"
North Branch Democrat (Tunkhannock, PA), October 18, 1865, Page 2, Image 2, col. 2.
"The Conspiracy Trials"
Evening Star (Washington, DC), June 23, 1865, Page 2, Image 2, col. 4.
"News of the Day"
Alexandria Gazette (Alexandria, VA), November 5, 1867, Page 2, Image 2, col. 2..
"From the Dry Tortugas"
The Evening Telegraph (Philadelphia, PA), August 31, 1867, Page 8, Image 8, col. 2.
"The Case of Dr. Mudd"
Spirit of Jefferson (Charles Town, WV), December 3, 1867, Page 1, Image 1, col. 6.
"Dr. Mudd and the Yellow Fever at Dry Tortugas"
The Charleston Daily News (Charleston, SC), November 6, 1867, Page 1, Image 1, col. 3.
"Memorial for the Release of Dr. Mudd—Death of Chief Engineer Tipton,"
The New York Herald (New York, NY), December 13, 1867, Page 5, Image 6, col. 3.
"Dr. Mudd at Home,"
The Southern Enterprise (Greenville, SC), April 14, 1869, Page 1, Image 1, col. 1.
"American News—Washington, Feb. 11"
The Hawaiian Gazette (Honolulu, HI), March 3, 1869, Page 3, Image 3, col. 4.
"Washington. Personal and Political"
Nashville Union and American (Nashville, TN), January 17, 1869, Page 1, Image 1, col. 1.
"News Items"
Juniata Sentinel and Republican (Mifflintown, PA), October 10, 1877, Page 2, Image 2, col. 3.
"Runaway"
Columbus Democrat (Columbus, MS), August 18, 1838, Page 4, Image 4, col. 6.
"Death of Dr. Mudd"
Seattle Daily Post-Intelligencer (Seattle, WA), February 8, 1883, Page 1, Image 1, col. 1.

Dr. Mudd, Conspirator or Saint?: Topics in Chronicling America

Search Strategies & Selected Articles

Selected Articles from Chronicling America