Talk With History: Discover Your History Road Trip Visiting Grant Hall: Location of the Lincoln Conspirator trial
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This episode of Walk With History takes place at Grant Hall in Fort McNair, Washington, DC, where the Lincoln Assassination trial was held from May to July of 1865. A military commission found seven of the prisoners guilty of at least one conspiracy charge, and four were sentenced to be hanged by the neck until dead. Over 300 witnesses gave their testimonies about all of the accused. The episode provides a glimpse into the history of the trial and the location where it took place.
π Google Map to Joint Base Myer Henderson Hall (Note, visit the link below to schedule a visit first. You cannot show up without one)
π Visit Grant Hall
Main video:
π₯ Inside the Lincoln assassination trial at Grant Hall
Other videos:
π₯ His name is Dr. Mudd
π₯ Retracing the assassination of Lincoln
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