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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 Plot to Burn New York

November 25, 2019 WalterCoffey

November 25, 1864 – Lieutenant John W. Headley and seven Confederate agents attempted to burn New York City in retaliation for Federal depredations in Atlanta

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The Niagara Peace Talks

July 5, 2019 WalterCoffey

July 5, 1864 – Influential newspaper editor Horace Greeley begged President Abraham Lincoln to meet with Confederate agents who were supposedly willing to discuss ways

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