Civil
War Photographs:
Abraham Lincoln
Execution of the Conspirators
Courtesy of Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division, LC-B8171-7784 DLC
The
investigation into the assassination of President Lincoln revealed a conspiracy
which resulted in the execution of four individuals: Mrs. Surratt, Lewis Payne,
David Herold, and George Atzerodt.
David Herold was the conspirator who sent Lewis Payne to attack Secretary of
State, William Seward as a part of John Wilkes Booth's conspiracy against the
Federal Government.
April, 1865.
