Dr. Charles Leale's report on his attempts to save mortally wounded U.S. President Abraham Lincoln in 1865 have been found.
USA Today reports that the papers were discovered in a box at the National Archives late last month by a researcher for the Papers of Abraham Lincoln, Helena Iles Papaioannou, who found it among correspondence of the U.S. surgeon general from April 1865, filed under "L" for Leale.
It is believed that the report was filed, packed in a box and stored out of sight for 147 years... read more.
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