Dörna [de] (now in Anrode), Saxony, Prussia, Germany
Died
July 7, 1865(1865-07-07) (aged 30)
Arsenal Penitentiary, Fort McNair, Washington, D.C., U.S.
Cause of death
Execution by hanging
Occupation
Carriage repair business
Criminal status
Executed
Conviction(s)
Conspiracy to assassinate Andrew Johnson
Criminal penalty
Death
George Andrew Atzerodt (June 12, 1835 – July 7, 1865)[1][2] was a German American repairman, Confederate sympathizer, and conspirator assassination of U.S. President Abraham Lincoln. He was assigned to assassinate Vice President Andrew Johnson, but lost his nerve and made no attempt.[3] Atzerodt was tried by a military tribunal, sentenced to death for conspiracy, and hanged along with three other conspirators.
^"Abraham Lincoln's Assassination – George Atzerodt". Abraham Lincoln Research. December 29, 1996. Retrieved 2008-11-08.
^Linder, Douglas. "The Trial of the Lincoln Assassination Conspirators 1865". Law.umkc.edu. Archived from the original on 2002-02-03. Retrieved 2008-11-08.
^Hamner, Christopher. "Booth's Reason for Assassination Archived December 2, 2010, at the Wayback Machine." Teachinghistory.org. Accessed 12 July 2011.
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