Can You Spot the Historical Inaccuracies?

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Despite its errors, this movie has done more to bring the story of Mary Surratt - and the conspiracy trial - to the minds of masses of Americans than any other form of media that I can think of. Our attendance at the museum increased over 3,000 each year for two years after its showing, and people are now coming in having seen it on video. If for no other reason (and the fact that the film's crew was great to work with and did an outstanding job of creating educational packets on the story for teachers across the country), I remain a fan of the movie, flaws and all. In many respects, it has less errors than many of the "documentaries" that are out there...