Abraham Lincoln S Execution
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Abraham Lincoln S Execution
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Author : Griffin, John Chandler
language : en
Publisher: Pelican Publishing
Release Date : 2006
Abraham Lincoln S Execution written by Griffin, John Chandler and has been published by Pelican Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with Conspiracies categories.
Lincoln S Assassins
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Author : James L. Swanson
language : en
Publisher: Harper Collins
Release Date : 2008-05-20
Lincoln S Assassins written by James L. Swanson and has been published by Harper Collins this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-05-20 with History categories.
This definitive illustrated history of Abraham Lincoln's assassination follows the shocking events from the tragic scene at Ford's Theatre to the trial and execution of John Wilkes Booth's coconspirators. Few remember them today, but once the names Mary Surratt, Lewis Powell, David Herold, George Atzerodt, Edman Spangler, Samuel Arnold, Michael O'Laughlin, and Dr. Samuel Mudd were the most reviled and notorious in America. In Lincoln's Assassins, James L. Swanson and Daniel R. Weinberg present an unprecedented visual record of almost three hundred contemporary photographs, letters, documents, prints, woodcuts, newspapers, pamphlets, books, and artifacts, many hitherto unpublished. These rare materials evoke the popular culture of the time, record the origins of the Lincoln myth, take the reader into the courtroom and the cells of the accused, document the beginning of American photojournalism, and memorialize the fates of the eight conspirators.
Abraham Lincoln S Life And Execution
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Author : John Chandler Griffin
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2009
Abraham Lincoln S Life And Execution written by John Chandler Griffin and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009 with Conspiracies categories.
Lincoln S Assassins
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Author : James L. Swanson
language : en
Publisher: William Morrow
Release Date : 2006-11-07
Lincoln S Assassins written by James L. Swanson and has been published by William Morrow this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-11-07 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Traces the 1865 military trial of eight people accused of conspiring with John Wilkes Booth to assassinate President Lincoln and other high officials.
The Assassination Of President Lincoln And The Trial Of The Conspirators
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Author : Benn Pitman
language : en
Publisher: Westport, Conn : Greenwood Press
Release Date : 1974
The Assassination Of President Lincoln And The Trial Of The Conspirators written by Benn Pitman and has been published by Westport, Conn : Greenwood Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1974 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
The Lincoln Assassination Conspirators
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Author : Edward Steers, Jr.
language : en
Publisher: LSU Press
Release Date : 2009-03-15
The Lincoln Assassination Conspirators written by Edward Steers, Jr. and has been published by LSU Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-03-15 with History categories.
On May 1, 1865, two weeks after Abraham Lincoln's assassination, recently inaugurated president Andrew Johnson appointed John Frederick Hartranft to command the military prison at the Washington Arsenal, where the U.S. government had just incarcerated the seven men and one woman accused of complicity in the shooting. From that day through the execution of four of the accomplices, the Pennsylvania-born general held responsibility for the most notorious prisoners in American history. A strict adherent to protocol, Hartranft kept a meticulously detailed account of his experiences in the form of a letterbook. In The Lincoln Assassination Conspirators, noted Lincoln scholars Edward Steers, Jr., and Harold Holzer, in partnership with the National Archives, present this fascinating historical record for the first time with contextual materials and expert annotations, providing a remarkable glimpse behind the scenes of the assassination's aftermath. Hartranft oversaw every aspect of the prisoners' daily lives, from making sure they were fed and kept clean to ensuring that no one communicated with them except on the written orders of Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton. In his Letterbook, Hartranft scrupulously recounts the arrival of each prisoner and describes the prison routine -- which included three simple meals a day, a twice-daily cell inspection by Hartranft himself, and frequent physical examinations by an army physician. The prisoners wore wrist and leg shackles and, controversially, most of them wore special hoods designed to isolate them from their surroundings. When the conspirators' trial began, the nation waited eagerly for news, and many sought retribution against those they held responsible for the nation's grief. Hartranft resisted calls for both vengeance and mercy and continued to treat his notorious charges as humanely as possible, facilitating meetings with clergy and sending letters to and from family members. Yet, as his detached, detailed description of the execution of four of the conspirators shows, he did not allow emotion to impede the performance of his duty. The legal and moral issues surrounding the conspirators' trial -- the extraordinary use of military rather than civil justice, the treatment of the accused while incarcerated, the fine line between swift and precipitous justice -- remain volatile, unsettled issues today. Hartranft's keen observations, ably analyzed by historians Steers and Holzer, will add a riveting new chapter to the story of Lincoln's assassination.
Lincoln S Assassination
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Author : Edward Steers
language : en
Publisher: SIU Press
Release Date : 2014-09-09
Lincoln S Assassination written by Edward Steers and has been published by SIU Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-09-09 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
For 150 years, the assassination of Abraham Lincoln has fascinated the American people. Relatively few academic historians, however, have devoted study to it, viewing the murder as a side note tied to neither the Civil War nor Reconstruction. Over time, the traditional story of the assassination has become littered with myths, from the innocence of Mary Surratt and Samuel Mudd to John Wilkes Booth’s escape to Oklahoma or India, where he died by suicide several years later. In this succinct volume, Edward Steers, Jr. sets the record straight, expertly analyzing the historical evidence to explain Lincoln’s assassination. The decision to kill President Lincoln, Steers shows, was an afterthought. John Wilkes Booth’s original plan involved capturing Lincoln, delivering him to the Confederate leadership in Richmond, and using him as a bargaining chip to exchange for southern soldiers being held in Union prison camps. Only after Robert E. Lee surrendered the Army of Northern Virginia and Richmond fell to Union forces did Booth change his plan from capture to murder. As Steers explains, public perception about Lincoln’s death has been shaped by limited but popular histories that assert, alternately, that Secretary of War Edwin Stanton engineered the assassination or that John Wilkes Booth was a mad actor fueled by delusional revenge. In his detailed chronicle of the planning and execution of Booth’s plot, Steers demonstrates that neither Stanton nor anyone else in Lincoln’s sphere of political confidants participated in Lincoln’s death, and Booth remained a fully rational person whose original plan to capture Lincoln was both reasonable and capable of success. He also implicates both Mary Surratt and Samuel Mudd, as well as other conspirators, clarifying their parts in the scheme. At the heart of Lincoln’s assassination, Steers reveals, lies the institution of slavery. Lincoln’s move toward ending slavery and his unwillingness to compromise on emancipation spurred the white supremacist Booth and ultimately resulted in the president’s untimely death. With concise chapters and inviting prose, this brief volume will prove essential for anyone seeking a straightforward, authoritative analysis of one of the most dramatic events in American history.
Trial Of The Assassins And Conspirators For The Murder Of Abraham Lincoln And The Attempted Assassination Of Vice President Johnson And The Whole Cabinet
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1981
Trial Of The Assassins And Conspirators For The Murder Of Abraham Lincoln And The Attempted Assassination Of Vice President Johnson And The Whole Cabinet written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1981 with Lincoln Assassination Conspiracy Trial, Washington, D.C., 1865 categories.
Twenty Days
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Author : Dorothy Kunhardt
language : en
Publisher: New Page Books
Release Date : 1985
Twenty Days written by Dorothy Kunhardt and has been published by New Page Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1985 with Lincoln, Abraham, Pres. United States, 1809-1865 categories.
Containing more than 300 illustrations and based on firsthand eyewitness accounts, this book tells the story of twenty fateful days in America's history: from the night of Abraham Lincoln's assassination in 1865, to the arrest, trial, and execution of conspirators, and to the dramatic funeral in Lincoln's hometown of Springfield, Illinois.
The Case Of Mrs Surratt
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Author : Guy W Moore
language : en
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
Release Date : 2014-04-08
The Case Of Mrs Surratt written by Guy W Moore and has been published by University of Oklahoma Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-04-08 with History categories.
On the hot, windless July 7 of 1865, Mary E. Surratt, who had been found guilty of complicity in the assassination of President Lincoln, was hanged with three of the men who had participated in the plot. When Mrs. Surratt was hanged, almost no one doubted her guilt. It was an accepted fact that she had given aid to John Wilkes Booth. And it was generally believed that, at her Washington boardinghouse, "she kept the nest that hatched the egg." But the execution was hardly over when there were murmurs that Mrs. Surratt was not guilty. With the passing of time and the appearance of evidence that tends to discredit the testimony of the chief witnesses against her, the verdict of guilt has come increasingly under fire. Partisan writers and speakers have attempted to establish her guilt or innocence, but until publication of this volume no one had made a complete and unbiased presentation of the evidence. What, then, is the truth about Mrs. Surratt? Was she guilty or innocent? In this book, Guy W. Moore presents an objective, impartial review of the case to establish, so far as possible, the truth of Mrs. Surratt's position. Moore takes into consideration the people and the events with which Mrs. Surratt was involved in the days preceding the assassination and on that fateful day itself; he interprets the official stenographic report of the assassination trial and the diaries and papers of people concerned with the trial. From these sources, along with the reports in contemporary newspapers and periodicals, he presents evidence designed to clarify the controversy which has raged about the name of Mrs. Surratt since her death that scorching Friday afternoon in 1865.