Abraham Lincoln
Photography Book
It will not be until 1874 when the President’s final tomb is completed at Oak Ridge, At that time, he and Willie are transferred in secret from the crypt to the memorial.
Six days after Lincoln’s burial, Judge Advocate General, Joseph Holt, begins to prosecute eight people formally charged with conspiring to murder the president. They are tried before a Military Commission chaired by General David Hunter. The trial lasts for six week, with the verdicts reached on June 29, with all eight found guilty. Four are sentenced to death, including Mary Surratt, whose tavern was used by Booth to formulate his plot.
At 1:15pm, Mary Surratt, Lewis Powell, David Herold, and George Atzerodt are hanged, as military personnel and invited guests look on.
General John Hantranft oversees the execution of the four prisoners condemned to death. This takes place on July 7, 1865, at the Old Arsenal Penitentiary yard in Washington.