David Herold, Washington Navy Yard, 1865

Execution of the four persons condemned as conspirators (Mary E. Surratt, Lewis T. Powell, David E. Herold, and George A. Atzerodt), July 7, 1865, at Fort McNair in Washington, D.C.

David Edgar Herold (16 June 1842 – 7 July 1865) conspired with John Wilkes Booth to kill United States President Abraham Lincoln. Download high resolution version (832x1024, 82 KB)Washington Navy Yard, D.C. David E. Herold, a conspirator between April and July 1865 Creator Brady National Photographic Art Gallery (Washington, D.C.) Source Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Civil War Photographs Collection, reproduction number LC-DIG-cwpb-04218. ... Download high resolution version (832x1024, 82 KB)Washington Navy Yard, D.C. David E. Herold, a conspirator between April and July 1865 Creator Brady National Photographic Art Gallery (Washington, D.C.) Source Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Civil War Photographs Collection, reproduction number LC-DIG-cwpb-04218. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1405x1090, 409 KB)Execution of the four persons condemned as conspirators (Mary E. Surratt, Lewis T. Powell, David E. Herold, and George A. Atzerodt), July 7,1865. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1405x1090, 409 KB)Execution of the four persons condemned as conspirators (Mary E. Surratt, Lewis T. Powell, David E. Herold, and George A. Atzerodt), July 7,1865. ... Categories: Stub | 1865 deaths ... Lewis Payne Lewis Payne (born April 22, 1844 in Randolph County, Alabama - executed July 7, 1865 in Washington D.C), alias Lewis Powell (April 22, 1844-July 7, 1865), was an associate of Abraham Lincolns assassin, John Wilkes Booth, who made an attempt on Secretary of State William Seward... George Atzerodt George Andreas Atzerodt (June 12, 1835 – July 7, 1865)[1][2] was a U.S. conspirator with John Wilkes Booth. ... Nickname: the District Motto: Justitia Omnibus (Justice for All) Official website: http://www. ... June 16 is the 167th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (168th in leap years), with 198 days remaining. ... 1842 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... July 7 is the 188th day of the year (189th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 177 days remaining. ... 1865 (MDCCCLXV) is a common year starting on Sunday. ... John Wilkes Booth John Wilkes Booth (May 10, 1838 – April 26, 1865) was an American stage actor and assassin of President Abraham Lincoln. ... President is a title held by many leaders of organizations, companies, universities, and countries. ... Abraham Lincoln (February 12, 1809 – April 15, 1865), sometimes called Abe Lincoln and nicknamed Honest Abe, the Rail Splitter, and the Great Emancipator, was the 16th President of the United States (1861 to 1865), and the first president from the Republican Party. ...

He was born in Maryland, the son of Adam and Mary Porter Herold. He was the sixth of ten children. His grew up very close to the Washington Navy Yard in a large brick house. He attended Gonzaga College High School, Georgetown College, and Rittenhouse Academy and worked as a pharmacist and as a clerk for a doctor. He also was an avid hunter. Herold attended Charlotte Hall Academy, where he met John Surratt, who introduced him to Booth. Gonzaga College High School is a prestigious Jesuit high school for boys located in Washington, DC. Gonzagas Seal // History Gonzaga was founded by Father Antoine Kohlmann, an Alsatian Jesuit, in 1821. ... Not to be confused with the University of Georgetown in Georgetown, Guyana or Georgetown College in Georgetown, KY. Georgetown University is a private university in the United States. ... John Surratt, son of Mary Surratt, (b. ...

On the night of April 14, 1865, he guided Lewis Powell (aka Lewis Payne) to the house of Lincoln's Secretary of State William Seward. Inside, Powell attempted to kill Seward, and severely wounded him and other members of his household. The ensuing commotion frightened Herold and he rode off, leaving Powell to fend for himself. Another conspirator claimed that Herold was to have killed Vice President Andrew Johnson, but this attack was never carried out. April 14 is the 104th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (105th in leap years). ... 1865 (MDCCCLXV) is a common year starting on Sunday. ... Lewis Payne Lewis Payne (born April 22, 1844 in Randolph County, Alabama - executed July 7, 1865 in Washington D.C), alias Lewis Powell (April 22, 1844-July 7, 1865), was an associate of Abraham Lincolns assassin, John Wilkes Booth, who made an attempt on Secretary of State William Seward... In several countries, Secretary of State is a senior government position. ... Willam H. Seward William Henry Seward (May 16, 1801–October 10, 1872) was United States Secretary of State under Abraham Lincoln and Andrew Johnson. ... A vice president is an officer in government or business who is next in rank below a president. ... For other people named Andrew Johnson, see Andrew Johnson (disambiguation). ...

It was at this time that John Wilkes Booth shot Lincoln at Ford's Theater. During the assassination, Booth broke his leg. Inspite of this injury, Booth escaped Washington into Maryland, and by pre-arrangement met up with Herold. Herold assisted Booth to the home of Dr. Samuel Mudd, where Booth's leg was set. Herold remained with Booth and continually aided him until the authorities caught up with them. Herold and Booth were surrounded on 26 April 1865, and Booth was shot dead, while Herold surrendered. Fords Theatre in the 19th century Fords Theatre in Washington, D.C. was the site of the assassination of U.S. President Abraham Lincoln on April 14, 1865. ... Dr. Samuel Alexander Mudd (December 20, 1833 – January 10, 1883) was born in Charles County, Maryland. ... April 26 is the 116th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (117th in leap years). ... 1865 (MDCCCLXV) is a common year starting on Sunday. ...

Herold was tried before a military tribunal (having already admitted his involvement in the assassination conspiracy, his defense was that he was feeble-minded and under undue influence from Booth), and was hanged in Washington, D.C.. He is interred in the Congressional Cemetery there. Nickname: the District Motto: Justitia Omnibus (Justice for All) Official website: http://www. ... Congressional Cemetery The Congressional Cemetery is a historic cemetery located near the Anacostia River in Washington, DC. It is the final resting place of many members of the United States Congress, most of whom died in Washington while Congress was in session or afterwards when they were too ill to...

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