Civil
War Photographs:
Abraham Lincoln
Execution of the Conspirators
Courtesy of Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division, LC-B8171-7757 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.
Here is the empty scaffold with crowds awaiting the execution.
July 7, 1865.
