Place Unit Type
Location or Site
Containing Unit
Washington Arsenal, Washington, DC
Date Type
Famed Maryland lawyer and statesman Reverdy Johnson meets with accused conspirator Mary Surratt in her cell Crime/Disasters
Four condemned Lincoln assassination conspirators, including Mary Surratt, are executed in Washington, D.C. Crime/Disasters
In Washington, John Wilkes Booth's accused fellow plotters are transferred to the Old Penitentiary for trial Crime/Disasters
In Washington, the accused Lincoln Assassination plotters all plead not guilty before their military court Crime/Disasters
- In Washington's Old Penitentiary, final arguments are being made in the Lincoln conspiracy trial Crime/Disasters
In Washington's Old Penitentiary, the Commission in the Lincoln conspiracy trial begin their deliberations Crime/Disasters
In Washington's Old Penitentiary, the Lincoln conspirators are told their fate in their cells Crime/Disasters
In Washington's Old Penitentiary, the taking of evidence in the Lincoln conspiracy trial begins Crime/Disasters
In Washington's Old Penitentiary, the taking of evidence in the Lincoln conspiracy trial concludes Crime/Disasters
- In Washington's Old Penitentiary, the taking of evidence in the Lincoln conspiracy trial continues Crime/Disasters
Date Title
Charges and specifications against the Lincoln Conspirators on trial in Washington, D.C., May 8, 1865
Official Verdict of the Military Commission trying the Lincoln Conspirators, as endorsed by President Johnson, July 5, 1865
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