The advance of the Gunboats up the river to New Berne, N. Carolina. Passing the Barricade
Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)
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Full Citation: Execution of the four persons condemned as conspirators, Mary Surratt, Lewis Powell, David Herold, and George Atzerodt; 07/07/1865; Civil War-Era Photographs, ca. 1921 – ca. 1921; Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer, Record Group 111; National Archives at College Park, College Park, MD. [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/document/execution-of-the-four-persons-condemned-as-conspirators-mary-surratt-lewis-powell-david-herold-and-george-atzerodt/, April 9, 2026]
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