History Channel Lincoln Assassination

[Laurie Verge]

Have you seen The American Film Company's movie, The Conspirator, directed by Robert Redford yet? It is devoted entirely to Mary Surratt. It does take a middle-of-the-road approach as to the degree of her guilt. Of course, even though I'm director of her museum, I still understand why the military court found her guilty.

I just wish that Johnson had heeded the court's recommendation for leniency. Of course, life imprisonment at either New York (the first "assignment" for the conspirators) or Florida would probably have resulted in her death within months.