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16th President of the United States & Main Target of the assassination plot; Shot in the head & died the following day at 7:22 am
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Abraham Lincoln
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16th Vice President of the Unites States & One of three targets of the assassination plot; Survived & later became the 17th President
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Andrew Johnson
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Eldest son of William H. Seward; Brevet Colonel in the Union Army; Suffered seven stab wounds during assassination attempt against his father, but survived
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Augustus Henry Seward
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Sergeant in the United States Army; Crept up behind John Wilkes Booth and shot him, paralyzing him; Booth would die later that day
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Boston Corbett
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Surgeon in the Union Army; First doctor to arrive on scene at Ford's Theatre; Treated President Lincoln until his death the next morning
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Charles Leale
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Fiancé, later wife, of Henry Rathbone; Sat alongside Abraham Lincoln, Mary Todd & her fiancé during the assassination attempt
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Clara Harris
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Brought Lewis Powell to Secretary Seward's house & waited outside for Powell, until fleeing when he heard screams; Executed on July 7, 1865
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David Herold
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Stagehand at Ford's Theatre; Originally asked to hold Booth's horse, but he had to move scenery during play; Arrested & sent to prison
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Edmund "Ned" Spangler
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27th United States Secretary of War; Organized the manhunt for John Wilkes Booth, David Herold & John Surratt
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Edwin Stanton
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Messenger bringing a telegram to Secretary William H. Seward, but was severely injured by the fleeing Lewis Powell
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Emerick Hansell
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Daughter of William H. Seward; Guarded her father's room, but was pushed aside & injured; She helped save her father's life after Powell fled
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Franny Seward
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Son of William H. Seward; Politician; Confronted Lewis Powell before he could enter his father's room; Wounded by Powell, but survived
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Frederick W. Seward
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Confederate sympathizer assigned to assassinate the 16th Vice President, but lost his nerve and made no attempt; Executed on July 7, 1865
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George Atzerodt
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Soldier of the United States Army & Attendant of Secretary William H. Seward; Helped Augustus fend off Powell from the Secretary
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George F. Robinson
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American stage actor and comedian; Only performer on stage at Ford's Theatre at the moment Abraham Lincoln was shot
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Harry Hawk
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Brevet Colonel in the US Union Army; Sat in the booth with Lincoln & attempted to stop John Wilkes Booth; Injured by Booth
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Henry Rathbone
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Lost both his legs below the knee at the Second Battle of Bull Run; Later, the stenographer after Lincoln was shot at Ford's Theatre
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James R. Tanner
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Livery stable owner in Washington, D.C; John Wilkes Booth hired a horse from him the night of President Lincoln's assassination
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James W. Pumphrey
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President Lincoln's personal bodyguard during his visit to Ford's Theatre; Left his post to get drunk and fall asleep; Later yelled at by Mary Todd
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John Frederick Parker
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Innkeeper who rented Mrs. Surratt's Maryland tavern and gave Booth and Herold weapons and supplies that night
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John M. Lloyd
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Confederate spy who was accused of plotting in the assassination attempt on the 16th President; Not convicted & he fled to Europe
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John Surratt Jr.
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Famous Stage Actor; Assassinated the 16th President at Ford's Theatre on April 14, 1865; Fatally shot and died on April 26, 1865
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John Wilkes Booth
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Ford's Theatre Employee, who attended to the stables behind the theatre; Held John Wilkes Booth's horse
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Joseph "Peanuts" Burroughs
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Confederate soldier who attempted to assassinate the 24th Secretary of State; Worked alongside Booth & Herold; Executed on July 7, 1865
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Lewis Powell
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Clerk; Chief Witness for the prosecution in the trial following the assassination of Abraham Lincoln
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Louis J. Weichmann
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Woman who owned a boarding house; Co-conspirator in the assassination plot; Executed on July 7, 1865; 1st woman executed by the federal government
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Mary Surratt
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Wife of Abraham Lincoln & First Lady of the United States; Sat alongside her husband when he was shot by John Wilkes Booth
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Mary Todd Lincoln
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Confederate soldier and conspirator in the assassination attempt on Lincoln, although he did not directly participate; Arrested & sent to prison
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Michael O'Laughlen
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Confederate sympathizer and conspirator in the assassination attempt on Lincoln, although he did not directly participate; Arrested & sent to prison
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Samuel Arnold
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Physician who treated John Wilkes Booth's broken leg after the assassination plot; Arrested, but later pardoned by President Johnson
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Samuel Mudd
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24th United States Secretary of State & One of three targets of the assassination plot; Survived, but was greatly wounded
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William H. Seward
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The Military Tribunal
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Major General in the United States Army; Presided over the tribunal
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David Hunter
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Major General in the United States Army; 11th Governor of New Mexico Territory
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Lew Wallace
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Brigadier General in the United States Army; Prominent role in Siege of Petersburg & the Appomattox Campaign
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Robert Sanford Foster
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Brevet Major General in the United States Army; Commanded the 10th West Virginia Volunteer Infantry Regiment
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Thomas Maley Harris
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Brigadier General in the United States Army; Commanded the artillery depot in Washington, D.C.
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Albion P. Howe
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Brigadier General in the United States Army; Author of several army manuals on duties & customs eventually adopted by the U.S. military
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August Kautz
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Colonel in the United States Army; Known for excellent service in the Army quartermaster department
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James A. Ekin
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Colonel in the United States Army; Won a Medal of Honor during Battle of Fairfax Court House
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Charles H. Tompkins
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Lieutenant Colonel in the United States Army; American teacher and career officer
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David Ramsay Clendenin
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