David Herold

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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.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American
assassin's accomplice
person
arrestedAt Garrett farm near Port Royal, Virginia, United States
surface form: 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 David Herold self-linksurface differs
surface form: Adam George Herold
fullName David Edgar Herold
givenName David
historicalPeriod American Civil War
mannerOfDeath capital punishment
mother Mary Alice Herold
surface form: 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 Assassination of Abraham Lincoln
surface form: 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 Army of the Potomac
surface form: Union soldiers
trialHeldBy United States military commission

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George Atzerodt conspiredWith David Herold
David Herold father David Herold self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Adam George Herold
Mary Surratt sharesCauseOfDeathWith David Herold
Michael O'Laughlen knownAssociate David Herold
Samuel Arnold conspiredWith David Herold
Garrett farm near Port Royal, Virginia, United States hasEventDetail David Herold
this entity surface form: David Herold surrendered at the barn
Atzerodt conspiredWith David Herold
subject surface form: George Atzerodt
Atzerodt executedWith David Herold
subject surface form: George Atzerodt
Lewis Powell coConspirator David Herold
Rudd's Academy notableStudent David Herold
Washington Arsenal Penitentiary, Washington, D.C. associatedWithPerson David Herold
subject surface form: Washington Arsenal Penitentiary
Mary Alice Herold sibling David Herold
Mary Alice Herold hasRelative David Herold