The Booth Conspirators Hear Their Sentence
General John F. Hartranft, at the center of the gallows, reads the sentence of execution to Mary Surrat, Lewis Powell, David Herold, and George Atzerodt. Meanwhile, the soldiers stand below, ready to knock out the posts and release the traps.
- Date:
- July 07, 1865
- Original Format:
- Photographic Print
- Item#:
- MES01212
- Photographer:
- Alexander Gardner
- Height:
- 1703px
- Width:
- 2919px
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