Killing Lincoln - Nat Geo (Reactions)

[Laurie Verge]

If nothing else, it is my sincere desire that Killing Lincoln (and other well-done productions) as well as this forum will convince people now and in the future that each of Booth's conspirators had specific traits and skills that would prove useful if all things went as planned. Atzerodt, for one, was never too drunk nor too cowardly to shuttle Confederates across the Potomac during the war (and run the risk of Union patrol boats).

We have discussed Powell to death here on this forum, but he was a well-trained soldier and Mosby partisan, doing what it took to serve the Confederacy. John Surratt, Jr. was trusted enough in Richmond to have direct contact with the hierarchy there as well as in Canada. Herold may have been immature, but he sure knew his way around the people and roads of Southern Maryland.

My personal opinion is that they formed a talented, but motley, crew that no one would ever assume could be dangerous. Therefore, they could work under the radar.