Lincoln Conspirator's trial remembered

By Mr. George Markfelder (JFHQNCRMDW)May 11, 2015

Lincoln Conspirator's trial remembered
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2 / 4 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Lecture attendees walk through Grant Hall, May 8, the refurbished courtroom on Fort Lesley J. McNair, D.C. that was used during the Lincoln Assassination trial held in 1865. The tour of the historic building was preceded by a lecture from Army Judge... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
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3 / 4 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Lecture attendees walk through Grant Hall, May 8, the refurbished courtroom on Fort Lesley J. McNair, D.C. that was used during the Lincoln Assassination trial held in 1865. The tour of the historic building was preceded by a lecture from Army Judge... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
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4 / 4 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Lecture attendees walk through Grant Hall, May 8, the refurbished courtroom on Fort Lesley J. McNair, D.C. that was used during the Lincoln Assassination trial held in 1865. The tour of the historic building was preceded by a lecture from Army Judge... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL

WASHINGTON (May 8, 2015) - - The U.S. Army Military District of Washington's Office of the Staff Judge Advocate hosted a special observance during the 150-year anniversary of the military tribunal held after the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln. The event kicked off at 9 a.m. in the Lincoln Hall auditorium on Fort Lesley J. McNair with a presentation by the Army Judge Advocate General Corps historian, Fred Borch.

After his presentation, Borch gave a tour inside the Grant Hall courtroom, which was the site of the military tribunal held from May through June 1865. Grant Hall is also on Fort McNair, and has been restored to reflect the courtroom as it was during the trial. Exhibits and markings were placed both inside the courtroom and on the outer grounds to give his audience a better perspective of who and what was where during the trial and subsequent hangings.

The actual assassin of President Lincoln was John Wilkes Booth, a famous actor with Confederate sympathies, was killed during his apprehension. Four other co-conspirators were found guilty at their trial in Grant Hall and hanged shortly after on what is now known as Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington D.C. Those four were Lewis Powell, David E. Herold, George A. Atzerodt and the first woman hanged by the federal government, Mary E. Surratt.

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