THE HANGING OF THE FOUR CONSPIRATORS IN ABRAHAM LINCOLN’S ASSASSINATION (JULY 7, 1865)

150 years ago on this date, July 7, 1865, The Four conspirators in the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln were hanged. Please go to this previous blog post to learn more.

Bearing witness: Around 1,000 people gathered in the scorching Washington heat to watch the four conspirators hanged to death; reporters and military personnel can be seen in the background

[PHOTO SOURCE: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2162460/Lincoln-assassination-conspirators-Grisly-moments-Civil-War-era-prisoners-convicted-conspiring-kill-president.html]