This set of pictures from 1865 shows the hanging execution of the four Lincoln conspirators: David Herold, Lewis Powell, George Atzerodt, and Mary Surratt. Their deaths were a culmination of sorts of a nation ravaged by war, bitter conflict, and the death of the nation’s commander-in-chief, Abraham Lincoln.  Scottish photographer Alexander Gardner captured the macabre … Continue reading Execution of the Lincoln Conspirators Through Old Photos, 1865