1. Lincoln Assassinated April 14, 1865 Carried out 4/14/65 (surrender 4/9/65) Larger conspiracy-plot to kill 3 (Lincoln, VP Andrew Johnson and Sec. of St. Seward) Johnson-his assassin got drunk and cold feet Seward-stab wounds, survived Lincoln-assassinated by John Wilkes Booth Booth-confederate zealot, actor, fired derringer to back of Lincoln’s head as he watched “Our American Cousin” at Ford’s Theater “sic semper tyrannis”-motto of VA. Lincoln died 9 hrs later; Booth pursued in to VA. And killed in a burning barn

2. Samuel Mudd-involved??? (physician who set Booth’s leg) involvement questioned…”your name is Mudd” Mudd-sentenced to life, later pardoned by Johnson Mary Surratt-executed, 1 st woman executed by federal govt. 4 hung-2 die immediately, 2 others, including Surratt slowly strangle Irony: Lincoln created the Secret Service earlier that day to suppress counterfeit money…commissioned in July

3. Lincoln’s Legacy Emancipation Proclamation-John C. Fremont issues an EP in MO. Aug. 1861: Lincoln vetoes it then issues his own Sept. 1862 (also recall 1 st inaugural) Suspension of Habeas Corpus- when a man arrested sues, Chief Justice Taney rules Lincoln cannot do this…Lincoln ignores the ruling Gettysburg Address Assassination-MARTYRDOM?

4. Casualties of War UnionConfederacy Total Service members2,213,3631,050,000 Battle Deaths140,41474,542 Other deaths in service- disease, prison, accidents 224,097592,972 Disease: 197,388 Prison: 30,192 Accidents: 24,881 Disease: 140,000 Wounded281,881Unknown

5. Medical Conditions Poor sanitation, primitive medical practices, contaminated water supplies, amputations often infected

6. Prisons Andersonville, GA. Designed to hold 10,000; pop. Swelled to over 32,000 Deteriorating resources and overcrowding-health and nutritional conditions 12,912 deaths by war’s end Apart from the Lincoln conspirators, Conf. Henry Wirz who commanded Andersonville is the only other one executed for actions in the Civil War Federal prisons notorious for the same: Alton, IL. and Elmira, NY

7. 54 th Massachusetts Regiment 1 st African-American regiment-for the Union Commissioned in 1863 after the Eman. Proc. Led by Colonel Robert Gould Shaw Initially mistreated, gained respect over time Movie “Glory”