Surratt - "WHo" was he?

[SSlater]

I doubt that Booth had a "second in command". He was the Boss, and it would be done HIS WAY! He called meetings, and made changes, even if Surratt didn't attend. To me, the most noticeable exception, was Surratt did not have an assignment. Surratt was not even given a "Back-up" or a "Fill-in" assignment. Booth, Powell and Atzerodt, carried weapons, none of the others did. I can see a justifiable reassignment of Herold to Powell.
I think that Atzerodt got a "killing" assignment late, late, late in the scheme, when the others back-out. Up to then he was expected to lead the escape, that's all.
If this had been a "Gung-ho" mob, there's no telling how many assassinations there would have been that night. (At least 7 or 8)(And we are not counting the "wounded" at Seward's.