Attack on William H. Seward
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The Attack on William H. Seward was a coordinated 1865 assassination attempt on the U.S. Secretary of State, carried out the same night as Abraham Lincoln’s murder as part of a broader Confederate sympathizer plot.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American Civil War–era event
ⓘ
assassination attempt ⓘ historical event ⓘ |
| attackerAlias | Lewis Payne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| attackerDisguise | claimed to be delivering medicine ⓘ |
| broaderPlotObjective | aid the Confederate cause by creating chaos in Union government ⓘ |
| casualty |
Augustus Seward injured
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Frederick Seward seriously injured NERFINISHED ⓘ George F. Robinson injured ⓘ William Bell injured ⓘ |
| conflictContext | American Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coordinatedWith |
assassination of Abraham Lincoln
ⓘ
planned attack on Andrew Johnson ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| date | 1865-04-14 ⓘ |
| followedBy | trial of the Lincoln conspirators ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | final days of the American Civil War ⓘ |
| injuryType | multiple stab wounds ⓘ |
| legalOutcomeForPerpetrator |
David Herold executed
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
John Wilkes Booth killed while fleeing ⓘ Lewis Powell executed ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Lafayette Square, Washington, D.C. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
Seward residence
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| medicalConditionAtTime | recovering from carriage accident ⓘ |
| method | forced entry into Seward’s bedroom ⓘ |
| motive |
retaliation against Union leadership
ⓘ
support for the Confederacy ⓘ |
| partOf |
Booth conspiracy
ⓘ
assassination of Abraham Lincoln plot ⓘ |
| perpetrator |
David Herold
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lewis Powell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| planner | John Wilkes Booth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Second Battle of Fort Fisher NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Reconstruction era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result |
Seward seriously wounded
ⓘ
Seward survived NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sameDayAs | 1865-04-14 assassination of Abraham Lincoln ⓘ |
| significance | part of coordinated attempt to decapitate U.S. government leadership ⓘ |
| target | William H. Seward NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| targetOccupation | United States Secretary of State NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timeOfDay | night ⓘ |
| victimPoliticalAffiliation | Republican Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| victimRole | member of Abraham Lincoln’s cabinet ⓘ |
| weaponUsed |
knife
ⓘ
revolver ⓘ |
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