A military commission assembles to try eight individuals accused of conspiring to assassinate Abraham Lincoln. The trial raises complex issues regarding justice and conspiracy.
Tag: David E. Herold
Useless, Useless
Federal authorities finally track down John Wilkes Booth and his accomplice on a farm in Virginia.
Every Man’s Hand Against Me
The manhunt for John Wilkes Booth escalates after the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. Federals arrest potential co-conspirators, while Booth waits to cross the Potomac River to sanctuary in Virginia.
Booth Will Never Be Taken Alive
Federal authorities make several arrests in the supposed conspiracy to kill Abraham Lincoln and members of his administration. But Lincoln’s actual assassin remains at large.