Can You Spot the Historical Inaccuracies?

[MaddieM]

Bill -

Don't remember hearing that one - what was the story?

From the photographs, it appears that Mary Surratt and Powell were the only ones who had umbrellas; due to age and gender perhaps? The oldest of the condemned, also because she was a woman, and the youngest? Don't understand the reasoning behind that otherwise. The other two boys were in the hot, glaring sun....

Perhaps they just got lucky with more caring people their end.

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[quote='BettyO' pid='35331' dateline='1404596937']
The reason I thought the boy in the film was a drummer boy (:48) is that he has a black strap across his chest. It looks like a drum strap or sling to me.