George Atzerodt

George Andreas Atzerodt (June 12, 1835 – July 7, 1865)^[1][2] was a U.S. conspirator with John Wilkes Booth. This image is in the public domain because its copyright has expired in the United States and those countries with a copyright term of life of the author plus 100 years. ... This image is in the public domain because its copyright has expired in the United States and those countries with a copyright term of life of the author plus 100 years. ... Jump to: navigation, search June 12 is the 163rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (164th in leap years), with 202 days remaining. ... 1835 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search July 7 is the 188th day of the year (189th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 177 days remaining. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1865 is a common year starting on Sunday. ... The United States of America — also referred to as the United States, the U.S.A., the U.S., America, the States, or (archaically) Columbia—is a federal republic of 50 states located primarily in central North America (with the exception of two states: Alaska and Hawaii). ... Jump to: navigation, search John Wilkes Booth John Wilkes Booth (May 10, 1838 – April 26, 1865) was an American actor who is most famous for assassinating Abraham Lincoln. ...

Atzerodt immigrated from Germany in 1843 when he was 8 years old. He opened his own carriage repair business in Port Tobacco, Maryland. He was deputed to assassinate Andrew Johnson in 1865, but failed in the attempt. He was tried and executed along with other conspirators Mary Surratt, Lewis Payne and David Herold. 1843 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... State nickname: Old Line State; Free State Other U.S. States Capital Annapolis Largest city Baltimore Governor Robert L. Ehrlich (R) Senators Paul Sarbanes (D) Barbara Mikulski (D) Official languages English Area 32,160 km² (42nd)  - Land 25,338 km²  - Water 6,968 km² (21%) Population (2000)  - Population 5,296... Jump to: navigation, search Andrew Johnson (December 29, 1808 – July 31, 1875) was the sixteenth Vice President (1865) and the seventeenth President of the United States (1865–1869), succeeding to the presidency upon the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1865 is a common year starting on Sunday. ... Mary Surratt Mary Surratt, the first woman executed by the United States federal government, was hanged on July 7, 1865 for conspiracy related to the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln. ... Lewis Payne Lewis Payne, alias Lewis Powell, was an associate of Abraham Lincolns assassin, John Wilkes Booth, who made an attempt on Secretary of State William Sewards life on the same night, April 14, 1865, by breaking into his bedroom and stabbing him repeatedly. ... Jump to: navigation, search 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...

The conspiracy

Some years after opening his carriage repair business, Atzerodt met John Booth in Gautier's Restaurant on Pennsylvania Avenue. Atzerdot was willing to join in a conspiracy to kidnap US President Abraham Lincoln, as he later admitted in his trial which took place May 1, 1865. According to his prosecutors, Booth instructed Atzerodt to kill the Vice President, Andrew Johnson. Atzerodt was instructed to kill Johnson on April 14. On that morning, Atzerodt booked a room at the hotel Johnson was staying at. However, he could not build up enough courage to do so, so decided to start drinking at the hotel bar. He presumably became drunk, and spent the night perambulating the streets of Washington, DC. Jump to: navigation, search John Wilkes Booth John Wilkes Booth (May 10, 1838 – April 26, 1865) was an American actor who is most famous for assassinating Abraham Lincoln. ... Pennsylvania Avenue street sign, 2004. ... For the pop band, see Presidents of the United States of America. ... Jump to: navigation, search 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. ... Jump to: navigation, search May 1 is the 121st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (122nd in leap years). ... Jump to: navigation, search 1865 is a common year starting on Sunday. ... A vice president is an officer in government or business who is next in rank below a president. ... Jump to: navigation, search Andrew Johnson (December 29, 1808 – July 31, 1875) was the sixteenth Vice President (1865) and the seventeenth President of the United States (1865–1869), succeeding to the presidency upon the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. ... Jump to: navigation, search April 14 is the 104th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (105th in leap years). ... Aerial photo (looking NW) of the Washington Monument and the White House in Washington, DC. Washington, D.C., officially the District of Columbia (also known as D.C.; Washington; the Nations Capital; the District; and, historically, the Federal City) is the capital city and administrative district of the United...

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.

When at the hotel, Atzerodt asked the bartender about the whereabouts of Vice President Johnson. This aroused suspicion after Abraham Lincoln was assassinated the next day. Ergo, an employee of the hotel contacted the police regarding a "suspicious-looking man [in] a gray coat" the next day. The military police conducted a search of Atzerodt's room on April 15, and found that he did not sleep in it on the night of April 14, had a loaded revolver concealed under his pillow, as well as a concealed bowie knife. Furthermore, the police also found a bank book belonging to his co-conspirator, John Booth. Atzerodt was arrested on April 20. He was found with his cousin Hartman Richer in Germantown, Maryland. 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 ... Jump to: navigation, search 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... Jump to: navigation, search 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... Jump to: navigation, search Washington, D.C. is the capital city of the United States of America. ... Jump to: navigation, search 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. ... Jump to: navigation, search April 15 is the 105th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (106th in leap years). ... Jump to: navigation, search The Colt Single Action Army, one of the most popular revolvers of all time A revolver is a multishot firearm, usually a handgun, in which the rounds are held in a revolving cylinder that rotates to fire them through a single barrel. ... A Bowie knife is commonly used in modern times to refer to any large sheath knife. ... Jump to: navigation, search April 20 is the 110th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (111th in leap years). ... Germantown is the name of some places in the United States of America: Germantown, Connecticut Germantown, Illinois Germantown, Indiana (two places) in Rush County in Shelby County Germantown, Iowa Germantown, Kentucky Germantown, Maryland (four places) in Anne Arundel County in Baltimore County in Montgomery County in Worcester County Germantown, New... State nickname: Old Line State; Free State Other U.S. States Capital Annapolis Largest city Baltimore Governor Robert L. Ehrlich (R) Senators Paul Sarbanes (D) Barbara Mikulski (D) Official languages English Area 32,160 km² (42nd)  - Land 25,338 km²  - Water 6,968 km² (21%) Population (2000)  - Population 5,296...

Atzerodt's attorney, Captain William Doster, stated to the court he intends "to show that [George Atzerodt] is a constitutional coward; that if he had been assigned the duty of assassinating the Vice President, he could never have done it; and that, from his known cowardice, Booth probably did not assign to him any such duty." However, this was to no avail. Atzerodt as well as three other convicted conspirators (Mary Surratt, Lewis Payne and David Herold) were hanged in Washington, DC on July 7, 1865. George Atzerodt's last words were: "May we all meet in the other world. God take me now." An attorney is someone who represents someone else in the transaction of business: For attorney-at-law, see lawyer, solicitor, barrister or civil law notary. ... Jump to: navigation, search Captain is both a nautical term and a military rank. ... Mary Surratt Mary Surratt, the first woman executed by the United States federal government, was hanged on July 7, 1865 for conspiracy related to the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln. ... Lewis Payne Lewis Payne, alias Lewis Powell, was an associate of Abraham Lincolns assassin, John Wilkes Booth, who made an attempt on Secretary of State William Sewards life on the same night, April 14, 1865, by breaking into his bedroom and stabbing him repeatedly. ... Jump to: navigation, search 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... Aerial photo (looking NW) of the Washington Monument and the White House in Washington, DC. Washington, D.C., officially the District of Columbia (also known as D.C.; Washington; the Nations Capital; the District; and, historically, the Federal City) is the capital city and administrative district of the United... Jump to: navigation, search July 7 is the 188th day of the year (189th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 177 days remaining. ...

References

The conspiracy

• Biography and Images of George Atzerodt, Assassination Conspirator. University of Missouri Kansas City School of Law. Accessed December 9, 2004.

External links

• George Atzerodt