Taken 1865 by Alexander Gardner of Lewis Powell (also known as Lewis Payne), who attempted to murder Secretary State William Seward on April 14, 1865 - the same night that Lincoln was assassinated. He was a part of a conspiracy to kill the central figures of the United States government. He stabbed Seward but failed to kill him.  Shown here in irons on board the U.S.S. Saugus. He was executed on July 7, 1865 with three other conspirators.
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