June 12th marks the birth of George Atzerodt, a German immigrant who became embroiled in a plot that irrevocably altered the course of American history. Arriving in Maryland with his family as part of a larger immigration wave, Atzerodt settled into a seemingly...
Lewis Powell, also known as Lewis Payne, was a complex figure in American history. Born in Alabama on April 22, 1844., he fought for the Confederacy during the Civil War and later became involved in one of the most infamous events in American history – the...
On July 7, 1865, four conspirators of the Lincoln assassination, Mary Surratt, Lewis Powell, David Herold, and George Atzerodt, were hanged just after 1:30 p.m. on a very hot day in the prison yard of the Old Arsenal Penitentiary, which is now on the grounds of Fort...
Using Google Earth to Tour the Lincoln Assassination You know that I am a huge fan of Google Earth. Lately I have really enjoyed creating tours of various locations like the Rose Woods and Devil’s Den in Gettysburg. With the 150th anniversary of the...
April 26th marks the day that John Wilkes Booth was shot in the neck and killed by a Union Calvary soldier while hiding in a barn on the farm of Richard Garrett near Bowling Green, Virginia. Photo of the Garrett farm from http://www.nps.gov/archive/foth/escapjwb.htm...
