trials (assassination)

Questions whether justice or revenge was dealt for the killing of Abraham Lincoln, examining the conflict between Judge Advocate General Joseph Holt and Andrew Johnson over the accused's fates, as well as this showdown's impact on Reconstruction.

Describes the assassination of Abraham Lincoln and discusses how the efforts of Judge Advocate General Joseph Holt to punish those responsible divided the war-torn country.

Tells the story of the Lincoln conspiracy and traces the involvement of Mary Surratt, who was behind the assassination of Abraham Lincoln and the first woman executed by the federal government.

An illustrated history of the arrest, trial, and execution of the conspirators who aided John Wilkes Booth in the assassination plot against President Abraham Lincoln in 1865.

An examination of events surrounding the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln, focusing on the role of Mary Surratt, the only woman accused of being involved in the plot.