USA HISTORY

AMERICAN CIVIL WAR(1861 1865)

LINCOLNS ASSASSINATION

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David Herold

(A) President

(B) Held meetings at boarding house to help conpirators

(C) Detective in charge of investigation to find Lincoln’s killer

(D) ** Acted as a guide for conspirators since he knew the area well

EXPLANATIONS BELOW

Concept note-1: -(According to co-conspirator George Atzerodt, Booth had chosen Herold to assassinate Vice President Andrew Johnson at the Kirkwood Hotel.

Concept note-2: -On the night of April 14, a mere two hours before heading inside Ford’s Theatre, Booth met at a boarding house with three accomplices-Lewis Powell, David Herold and George Atzerodt-and unveiled his new plan: assassination.

Concept note-3: -Powell was found guilty and sentenced to die along with three other conspirators: Atzerodt, David Herold, and Mary Surratt. All four of them were hanged on July 7, 1865. Powell was 21 years old.