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Tag: George Atzerodt

The Booth Conspiracy Trial Begins

May 12, 2020 WalterCoffey

The eight people accused of conspiring to assassinate Abraham Lincoln finally received legal counsel and pleaded not guilty to the military commission trying them.

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The Booth Conspirators on Trial

May 1, 2020 WalterCoffey

Andrew Johnson authorized a military commission to try the eight people accused of conspiring with John Wilkes Booth to assassinate Abraham Lincoln.

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The Booth Manhunt: Accomplices Arrested

April 20, 2020 WalterCoffey

April 20, 1865 – Federals arrested George Atzerodt for his connection to the plot to kill Abraham Lincoln and members of his administration. Meanwhile, John

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The Hunt for John Wilkes Booth

April 17, 2020 WalterCoffey

April 17, 1865 – Federal authorities made several arrests in the supposed conspiracy to kill Abraham Lincoln and members of his administration. But John Wilkes

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More Assassination Attempts, Washington in Turmoil

April 14, 2020 WalterCoffey

April 14, 1865 – As President Abraham Lincoln was shot, both Vice President Andrew Johnson and Secretary of State William H. Seward were targeted for

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The Lincoln Assassination

April 14, 2020 WalterCoffey

April 14, 1865 – President Abraham Lincoln was shot in the head while attending a play at Ford’s Theatre in Washington. The president and First

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