Union cavalry capture the fleeing Confederate President Jefferson Davis and his family south of Macon, Georgia

Jefferson Davis and his wife and children, along with John Reagan were fleeing towards the Gulf of Mexico.  South of Macon, near Irwinville, Georgia two groups of Union cavalry, after a confusing clash that killed two soldiers, converved on the fugitive camp and captured the entire group. Union claims that Davis was apprehended disguised as a woman are disputed. Davis was taken to Savannah and then on to Fortress Monroe in Virginia, by sea. (By John Osborne)
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Fleeing Confederate President Jefferson Davis arrives with his cabinet and family in Washington, Georgia

Jefferson Davis and his remaining cabinet officers, essentially now fugitives, arrived at Washington, Georgia. Davis's wife and children were also in the group.  Here the party fractured, with most of the cabinet dispersing.  Davis and his family moved on towards the Gulf of Mexico and were captured south of Macon, Georgia on the morning of May 11, 1865 by elements of federal cavalry detailed to find and arrest them.  (By John Osborne) 
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In Washington's Old Penitentiary, the Lincoln conspirators are told their fate in their cells

The nine officers of the Commission to try the accused Lincoln murder plotters, after five weeks of testimony, had begun their deliberations on June 29, 1865. President Johnson approved the sentences they decided on Wednesday, July 5, 1865 and the accused were told the next day, with four defendants condemned to death and the other four sentenced to long prison terms. The death sentences were carried out the next day.  (By John Osborne) 
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In Washington, President Andrew Johnson approves the sentences passed down to the Lincoln conspirators

The nine officers of the Commission to try the accused Lincoln murder plotters, having heard five weeks of testimony, had begun their deliberations on June 29, 1865. President Johnson approved the sentences they decided on this day. The accused were told of their fate the next day, with four defendants condemned to death and the other four sentenced to long prison terms. The death sentences were carried out the day after that.  (By John Osborne) 
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In Washington's Old Penitentiary, the Commission in the Lincoln conspiracy trial begin their deliberations

At ten o'clock in the morning, the nine officers of the Commission to try the accused Lincoln murder plotters, having heard five weeks of testimony, met in closed session to begin their deliberations of guilt or innocence. The sentences were communicated to the accused on July 6, 1865, with four defendants condemned to death and the other four sentenced to long prison terms. The death sentences were carried out the next day.  (By John Osborne) 
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In Washington's Old Penitentiary, final arguments are being made in the Lincoln conspiracy trial

The nine officers of the Commission to try the accused Lincoln murder plotters had been named on May 6, 1865. Preliminaries and the taking of testimony had occupied the following five weeks at the Old Penitentiary in the grounds of the Washington Arsenal  and had concluded on June 14, 1865. Final arguments continued for another two weeks, deliberation began June 29, 1865, and the sentences were pronounced on July 6, 1865.  (By John Osborne) 
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