... Virginia barn and shot Michael O"Laughlin-friend of Booth-one of the first conspirators- pulled out when he thought the plot wouldn't work-tried for conspiracy and convicted-1867 died of yellow fever in prison George Atzerodt-conspirator assigned to kill Vice President Johnson-poor drinker- was choosing whether or not ... lived to please Booth-ideal for the plot Booth wanted-caught and hanged for involvement Mary E. Surratt-didn't know about the conspiracy but she helped deliver messages and supplies such as guns-first woman hanged in US history Sam Arnold-ex-confederate soldier- Union ...

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... area. Therefore they stopped at the farm of Dr. Samuel A. Mudd so he could tend to Booth's leg. Dr. Mudd was secretly part of the conspiracy and was to be hanged later. Booth and Herold were planning to stop at Dr. Mudd's farm even if Booth didn't have a broken leg. Herold ... arrest Dr. Mudd. Finally, Dr. Mudd admitted that he had met Booth a year back, in 1864, but did not mention any type of conspiracy. Mudd was arrested and taken back to Washington for further questioning. After Booth and Herold left Mudd's farm on April 15th, the Government lost track of ... them for ten days. No...

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... in the Ottoman Empire, division, and division in the Latin American political map, and the British-French Crimean triumph leading to an interest in redrawing Europe along cultural differences, all conspired to make for a time of upheaval and uncertainty about the basis of the nation-state. In the world of 19th century self-made Americans, growing in prosperity, population and expanding ... ...

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