Civil
War Photographs:
Abraham Lincoln
Execution of the Conspirators
Courtesy of Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division, LC-B8171-7781 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.
George Atzerodt had the mission to assassinate Vice President Andrew Johnson
as a part of John Wilkes Booth's conspiracy against the Federal Government.
However, he did not even try.
