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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Attack on William H. Seward canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Attack on William H. Seward Context triple: [Lincoln assassination conspirators, notableEvent, Attack on William H. Seward]
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A.
Caning of Charles Sumner
The Caning of Charles Sumner was a brutal 1856 attack by pro-slavery Congressman Preston Brooks on anti-slavery Senator Charles Sumner on the floor of the U.S. Senate, symbolizing the extreme sectional tensions that led to the American Civil War.
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B.
Raid on Ogdensburg
The Raid on Ogdensburg was a British-Canadian cross-border attack on the American town of Ogdensburg, New York, during the War of 1812, aimed at disrupting U.S. operations along the St. Lawrence River.
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C.
Danbury Raid
The Danbury Raid was a 1777 British expedition during the American Revolutionary War that targeted and destroyed Continental Army supplies in Danbury, Connecticut, prompting subsequent clashes with American forces.
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D.
Fraunces Tavern bombing
The Fraunces Tavern bombing was a 1975 terrorist attack in New York City that killed four people and injured dozens, carried out by Puerto Rican nationalist militants.
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E.
Assassination of J. P. Saunders
The Assassination of J. P. Saunders was a pivotal 1928 revolutionary act in the Indian independence movement, carried out in Lahore as retaliation for the death of Lala Lajpat Rai and significantly elevating the prominence of its young nationalist perpetrators.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Attack on William H. Seward Target entity description: 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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A.
Caning of Charles Sumner
The Caning of Charles Sumner was a brutal 1856 attack by pro-slavery Congressman Preston Brooks on anti-slavery Senator Charles Sumner on the floor of the U.S. Senate, symbolizing the extreme sectional tensions that led to the American Civil War.
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B.
Raid on Ogdensburg
The Raid on Ogdensburg was a British-Canadian cross-border attack on the American town of Ogdensburg, New York, during the War of 1812, aimed at disrupting U.S. operations along the St. Lawrence River.
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C.
Danbury Raid
The Danbury Raid was a 1777 British expedition during the American Revolutionary War that targeted and destroyed Continental Army supplies in Danbury, Connecticut, prompting subsequent clashes with American forces.
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D.
Fraunces Tavern bombing
The Fraunces Tavern bombing was a 1975 terrorist attack in New York City that killed four people and injured dozens, carried out by Puerto Rican nationalist militants.
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E.
Assassination of J. P. Saunders
The Assassination of J. P. Saunders was a pivotal 1928 revolutionary act in the Indian independence movement, carried out in Lahore as retaliation for the death of Lala Lajpat Rai and significantly elevating the prominence of its young nationalist perpetrators.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| 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
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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
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revolver ⓘ |
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Subject: Attack on William H. Seward Description of subject: 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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