On July 7, 1865, Mary Surratt was hanged for complicity in the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. Whether or not she was guilty of that charge has been debated since that time. Born Mary Elizabeth ...

In early July 1865, the military prison outside Washington, D.C., was on edge. The sound of gallows being built echoed throughout the walled courtyard, and inmates listened as saws cut through wooden ...

Was Mary Surratt an accomplice in Lincoln's assassination and justly sent to the scaffold? Larson freshly tackles these questions in this spirited narrative, mining just about every shred of evidence.

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On April 10, Robert Redford visited Washington, D.C.'s famous Ford's Theater to premier his latest film. It's called The Conspirator, and it opens in 1865 with Confederate sympathizer John Wilkes ...

2001-12-16 04:00:00 PDT Portland-- Dr. Samuel A. Mudd Elementary School in Waldorf, Md., about 25 miles from Washington D.C., offers a lesson on military tribunals like those President Bush has ...

Considering the mystery, uncertainty and ambiguity surrounding the trial, conviction and hanging of Mary Surratt, it’s shocking that she was found guilty and put to death so quickly. It’s also a key ...

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The movie, "the Conspirator," directed by Robert Redford opened Friday in theaters nationwide including at Rave Motion Pictures in Davenport and the Great Escape in Moline (check local listings). The ...

Mary Surratt was hung for her role in the conspiracy to assassinate President Abraham Lincoln 150 years ago today, July 7, the first woman in the United States to be executed by the federal government ...

The legacy of Mary Surratt is one that keeps historians divided. Surratt stands in history as the only woman convicted of taking part in the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln. She was also ...