George Atzerodt on the left and David Herold on the right
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Atzerodt was supposed to assassinate Vice-president Johnson, but couldn't do it.
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Herold was supposed to help assassinate William Seward, like Atzerodt he lost his nerve He rode off when he heard screams coming from the Seward house.
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Unusual fact:David Herold is buried in an unmarked grave at Congressional Cemetery in D.C.
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Never seen this photo. Chilling.
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Justice was swift back in the day.
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If not accurate.
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The last casualties of the war.
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In my mind, only Mary Surratt MAY have been innocent. On the other hand, she was a Confederate sympathizer who housed spies and conspirators. Hard to build up a lot of sympathy for her.
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Dr. Mudd?
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Despite numerous attempts by Mudd's descendants over the last century the conviction (of conspiracy) has not been reversed. Dr. Mudd only escaped execution by one vote and received a sentence of life in prison which was later commuted.
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I can't believe there's a photograph of this.
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My sister in law starred in a film about Mary Suratt. And, never watch National Treasure 2 with my daughter as she will tell you the Lincoln scene is historically inaccurate, She yelled it out in the theater, she was 16.
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any idea what the punishment would be for conspiracy to undermine the gov't of US nowadays? asking for millions of friends in the
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As you know but maybe others do not we can thank Alexander Gardner for the photos.
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We need to go back to hanging people. Sweet & simple.
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Horror begets horror, great pic.
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Is the conspirator on the left being interviewed by Tom Wolfe?
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