David E. Herold
He was hanged on July 7, 1865, for his part in the conspiracy to assassinate Lincoln. Said to be mentally retarded, he was a young druggist clerk with a mother and seven sisters. The photograph was taken on the deck of the Montauk, one of the ships that carried the prisoners before they were jailed.
- Date:
- April, 1865
- Original Format:
- Photographic Print
- Item#:
- MES13974
- Photographer:
- Alexander Gardner
- Height:
- 997px
- Width:
- 679px
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