Conspirator David Herold in irons after the assassination of US President Abraham Lincoln in April 1865 - Herold was later hung.
Conspirator David Herold in irons at the Washington Navy Yard in April 1865 following the assassination of US President Abraham Lincoln. Herold (1842 - 1865) was one of a number of people involved in the plot to simultaneously kill Lincoln and other Union leaders on the night of April 14. While John Wilkes Booth succeeded in fatally shooting Lincoln at Ford's Theatre, Herold led fellow conspirator Lewis Powell to the home of Secretary of State William H Seward. Powell forced his way into Seward's bedroom, where he was recovering from a carriage accident, and repeatedly stabbed him but Seward survived the attack. Herold, who was outside, fled after hearing the commotion and later met up with Booth, remaining with him until the pair were cornered in a barn in Virginia. Booth was shot dead but Herold surrendered and was subsequently tried and sentenced to death by a military tribunal. He was hanged on July 7 with fellow convicted conspirators Powell, George Atzerodt and Mary Surratt. Photo by Alexander Gardner (1821 - 1882).
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