Accomplice
Lewis Powell
- Born
- 22 April 1844
- Died
- 7 July 1865, aged about 21
- Record
- Wikidata Q321183 · Wikipedia
Accomplice in The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln
Former Confederate soldier, also known as Lewis Paine; attacked William Seward and members of his household. Hanged.
1865 · Ford's Theatre, Washington, D.C. · Executed
Good Friday, 1865: an actor shoots the president at Ford's Theatre, a manhunt crosses two states, and a military court hangs four conspirators. Read the case.
Dated events
Booth shoots Lincoln at Ford's Theatre; at about the same time Powell attacks Seward at his home.
Mary Surratt is arrested at her boarding house; Powell arrives during the search and is detained.
Mary Surratt, Lewis Powell, David Herold and George Atzerodt are hanged at the Old Arsenal Penitentiary.