Posted on Apr 17, 2021

Mary Surratt: Executed as Conspirator in Assassination of Lincoln

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On April 17, 1865, Mary Surratt was arrested as a conspirator in Abraham' Lincoln's assassination.

Mary Surratt: Executed as Conspirator in Assassination of Lincoln

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SSG Samuel Kermon

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Thank you for the back story. I can see where the evidence was circumstantial but very weighty. The hysteria after the assassination probably had a lot to do with her being found guilty.

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PVT Mark Zehner

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SMH!

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Mary Surratt: Executed as Conspirator in Assassination of Lincoln

Mary Surratt: Executed as Conspirator in Assassination of Lincoln

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