Detail from an official photograph of the execution.
Adjusting the Ropes
Mary Surratt, Lewis Payne, David Herold, Georg Atzerodt - July 7, 1865
Adjusting the ropes before hanging the conspirators, July 7, 1865: Mary Surratt, Lewis Payne, David Herold, Georg Atzerodt.
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