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Samuel Mudd was a Maryland physician who treated John Wilkes Booth, the assassin of Abraham Lincoln, after he shot the president in 1865. He was arrested, convicted and imprisoned for his role in the plot, but later pardoned and released.
Apr 14, 2015 · Samuel Mudd was a doctor who set John Wilkes Booth's broken leg after the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. He was sentenced to life imprisonment on a remote island, where he saved many lives in a yellow fever outbreak.
Jun 12, 2006 · Dr. Mudd was a country doctor who helped John Wilkes Booth plan and execute the kidnapping and murder of President Abraham Lincoln. He lied about his involvement with Booth and was convicted by a military tribunal in 1865.
Learn about Samuel Mudd, a physician who treated John Wilkes Booth after the Lincoln assassination and was convicted as a conspirator. Find out his biography, significance, and role in the plot.
Apr 14, 2024 · Dr. Samuel Mudd treated John Wilkes Booth's broken leg after he shot Abraham Lincoln in 1865. He was convicted of aiding Booth's escape and sentenced to life in prison, but later pardoned by President Johnson.
Aug 13, 2020 · The web page explores the life and trial of Dr. Samuel Mudd, who treated John Wilkes Booth after the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. It also reviews the previous plots to kidnap or harm Lincoln and the role of Allan Pinkerton in foiling them.
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Feb 14, 1993 · More than a century after his death, Dr. Samuel A. Mudd's appeal to clear his name as a conspirator in Abraham Lincoln's assassination was finally heard. He won, but it was only in...