Garrett Kost is a Park Ranger at Ford's Theatre, an installation of the National Mall in Washington D.C. Kost graduated from Gettysburg College, specializing in military history and public history. In this conversation, Kost explores the spring of 1865, Washington D.C., and the assassination of Abraham Lincoln through letters written by Union soldier in the Private Voices archive. To read the letters discussed visit altchive.org or see the links below.

John Compton: https://altchive.org/node/14200

Harrison Nesbitt: https://altchive.org/node/14063, https://altchive.org/node/14064, https://altchive.org/node/14065, https://altchive.org/node/14067

James Aggas: https://altchive.org/node/14006