Episode 2 of 2
Execution of the Conspirators
- When
- July 7, 1865
- Where
- Washington Arsenal
Four condemned conspirators were hanged at the Washington Arsenal on July 7, 1865, following a military commission trial.
General Hartranft escorted David Herold, George Atzerodt, Lewis Powell, and Mary Surratt to the gallows at 1:15 p.m. The executions took place at the Washington Arsenal, where the bodies were initially buried. Surratt was later reburied in Mount Olivet Cemetery, while the others were moved to Warehouse No. 1 in 1867.
Sources
- Mary Surratt Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-05
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