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Mar 10, 2019 · John Surratt was a loyal Confederate who conspired to kidnap Lincoln. But when that failed, he fled and evaded justice for the assassination. He was implicated in the assassination of President Lincoln and was the only co-conspirator to escape unscathed.
Apr 13, 2017 · His name was John Harrison Surratt, and he was the most wanted man in the entire world. Two years earlier, Surratt had been a Confederate spy. The Maryland native had conspired with John Wilkes...
Aug 28, 2013 · As a teenager, she married a Prince George’s man named John Surratt, who was ten years her senior. After failing at farming, the Surratts built a crossroads tavern, then added carriage and...
After the Lincoln Assassination: The World-Wide Manhunt for John Surratt. John Surratt somehow escaped justice after the Lincoln assassination despite being intimately acquainted with John Wilkes Booth and other conspirators. This article appears in: Early Fall 2014.
John Harrison Surratt Jr. (April 13, 1844 – April 21, 1916) was an American Confederate spy who was accused of plotting with John Wilkes Booth to kidnap U.S. President Abraham Lincoln; he was also suspected of involvement in the Abraham Lincoln assassination. His mother, Mary Surratt, was convicted of conspiracy by a military tribunal and ...
John Surratt's Role in the Conspiracy. Dr. Samuel Mudd introduced John Surratt to John Wilkes Booth on December 23, 1864 in Washington. Surratt joined the Confederate conspiracy to abduct President Lincoln and participated in the March 15 meeting with other conspirators at Gautier's Restaurant on Pennsylvania Avenue, where plans were laid for a ...
Apr 1, 2021 · At midnight on April 14, Booth and Herold arrived at the Surratt Tavern, owned and operated by Confederate sympathizers Mary Surratt and her son, John Surratt Jr., a friend of John Wilkes Booth. Herold and Booth retrieved weapons and supplies stashed here and quickly set off on their way.
