The Lincoln Conspirators at Fort Jefferson

[Dave Taylor]

Sure thing, Gene.

The penultimate episode is now up. In Part 7, I discuss Benjamin Butler's select committee on the assassination of Abraham Lincoln that was formed in 1867 in an attempt to connect Andrew Johnson to Abraham Lincoln's death. The committee sent a representative down to Fort Jefferson to interview the surviving conspirators and gather up statements. Today (December 5) is actually the day the representative departed the Dry Tortugas with his statements from Dr. Mudd, Arnold, and Spangler.

https://youtu.be/zhNxwuInmTc