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David Herold

American Lincoln assassination conspirator
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assassination of Abraham Lincoln
assassination of Abraham Lincoln Broadside advertising a $100,000 reward for the capture of John Surratt, John Wilkes Booth, and David Harold (a misspelling of Herold), suspected of conspiring in the assassination of U.S. Pres. Abraham Lincoln, 1865.

David Herold was an American conspirator involved in the assassination of U.S. President Abraham Lincoln. He aided John Wilkes Booth, the assassin, in his escape after the attack at Ford's Theatre on April 14, 1865. Herold, along with Booth, fled through Maryland, and Booth had his leg treated by Dr. Samuel Mudd, who was later convicted of conspiracy. A large manhunt ensued, and Booth and Herold hid for days before being tracked down by federal troops in Virginia. Herold surrendered, but Booth refused and was killed. Herold was later tried by a military commission, found guilty of Lincoln's murder, and hanged.12

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