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Courtroom Drawing of Military Commission and Prisoners
Courtroom Drawing of Military Commission and Prisoners
TitleCourtroom Drawing of Military Commission and Prisoners
SeriesTrial
Item IDCourtroom Drawing.tif
DescriptionDrawing showing the commission members in the foreground, while the prisoners sit in the dock behind. On the table are various papers and evidence, including the hat worn by Lincoln on the night of the assassination and a basket of pistols and bowie knives used by the conspirators.
SubjectTrials (Conspiracy)
United States. Army. Military Commission (Lincoln's assassins : 1865)
Geographic LocationWashington (D.C.)
CreatorAlden, A.E.
Date1865-06-05
NotesNo photographs of the courtroom were allowed, but some sketches were produced.
Format of OriginalAlbumen photograph of a drawing in carte-de-visite format
Digital FormatJPG
Owning InstitutionIndiana Historical Society
Collection NameDaniel R. Weinberg Lincoln Conspirators Collection, 1865-1997
Collection NumberP 0409
TypeImage
Copyright NoticeDigital image © 2004 Indiana Historical Society. All Rights Reserved.
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