David Herold

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American assassin's accomplice person

David Herold was an American accomplice of John Wilkes Booth who helped carry out the broader plot surrounding the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln in 1865.

Aliases (2)

Adam George Herold ×1
David Herold surrendered at the barn ×1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	American → assassin's accomplice → person →
arrestedAt	Garrett farm, near Port Royal, Virginia →
arrestedOn	1865-04-26 →
assisted	John Wilkes Booth →
associatedWithEvent	attack on William H. Seward →
birthDate	1842-06-16 →
birthPlace	Washington, D.C. →
burialPlace	Mount Olivet Cemetery, Washington, D.C. →
causeOfDeath	execution by hanging →
coConspiratorWith	Edman Spangler → George Atzerodt → John Wilkes Booth → Lewis Powell → Mary Surratt → Michael O'Laughlen → Samuel Arnold →
convictedOf	conspiracy against the United States government → conspiracy to assassinate Abraham Lincoln →
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America →
dateOfExecution	1865-07-07 →
deathDate	1865-07-07 →
deathPlace	Washington, D.C. →
educatedAt	Charlotte Hall Military Academy → Georgetown College → Rudd's Academy →
familyName	Herold →
father	Adam George Herold →
fullName	David Edgar Herold →
givenName	David →
historicalPeriod	American Civil War →
mannerOfDeath	capital punishment →
mother	Mary Porter Herold →
notableAction	abandoned Lewis Powell after Seward attack →
notableFor	accomplice of John Wilkes Booth → role in the assassination of Abraham Lincoln →
occupation	pharmacy clerk →
participantIn	Booth conspiracy of 1865 → assassination of Abraham Lincoln →
placeOfExecution	Washington Arsenal Penitentiary, Washington, D.C. →
religion	Roman Catholicism →
roleInConspiracy	accompanied Booth through southern Maryland into Virginia → fled Washington with John Wilkes Booth after Lincoln's assassination → guided Lewis Powell to William H. Seward's residence →
sibling	Mary Alice Herold →
surrenderedTo	Union soldiers →
trialHeldBy	United States military commission →

Referenced by (8)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
George Atzerodt → Samuel Arnold →	conspiredWith
Assassination of Abraham Lincoln →	conspirator
Garrett farm near Port Royal, Virginia, United States →	eventParticipant
David Herold ("Adam George Herold") →	father
Garrett farm near Port Royal, Virginia, United States ("David Herold surrendered at the barn") →	hasEventDetail
Michael O'Laughlen →	knownAssociate
Mary Surratt →	sharesCauseOfDeathWith