The four were Mary Surratt, Lewis Payne, David Herold and George Atzerodt; this detail from the photograph shows Mary Surratt at the left, under the umbrella.
General John F. Hartranft Reading the Death Warrant
Mary Surratt, Lewis Payne, David Herold, George Atzerodt
By Jone Johnson Lewis, About.com Guide
Gen. Hartranft read the death warrant for the four convicted of conspiracy, as they stood on the scaffold on July 7, 1865.
Reading the Death Warrant, July 7, 1865
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