05/12/1865
Famed Maryland lawyer and statesman Reverdy Johnson meets with accused conspirator Mary Surratt in her cell
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07/07/1865
Four condemned Lincoln assassination conspirators, including Mary Surratt, are executed in Washington, D.C.
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04/29/1865
In Washington, John Wilkes Booth's accused fellow plotters are transferred to the Old Penitentiary for trial
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05/10/1865
In Washington, the accused Lincoln Assassination plotters all plead not guilty before their military court
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06/15/1865
- 06/28/1865
In Washington's Old Penitentiary, final arguments are being made in the Lincoln conspiracy trial
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06/29/1865
In Washington's Old Penitentiary, the Commission in the Lincoln conspiracy trial begin their deliberations
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07/06/1865
In Washington's Old Penitentiary, the Lincoln conspirators are told their fate in their cells
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05/12/1865
In Washington's Old Penitentiary, the taking of evidence in the Lincoln conspiracy trial begins
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06/14/1865
In Washington's Old Penitentiary, the taking of evidence in the Lincoln conspiracy trial concludes
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05/13/1865
- 06/13/1865
In Washington's Old Penitentiary, the taking of evidence in the Lincoln conspiracy trial continues
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