George Atzerodt in his cell awaiting execution, Old Penitentiary, Washington D.C., July 7, 1865, artist's impression

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Cropped, sized, and prepared for use here by John Osborne, Dickinson College, June 11, 2015.
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engraving
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Scenes in and around the Old Penitentiary, Washing, D.C. on the day of the Execution of the Conspirators - From sketches by Our Special Artists. Ahzerodt (sic) in his cell, attended by his spiritual adviser.
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Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, July 22, 1865, 284.
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