Lincoln Assassination Trial Commission Scarce CDV

Abraham Lincoln
Washington, D.C., ca. 1865
Lincoln Assassination Trial Commission Scarce CDV
CDV

Carte-de-visite of the Abraham Lincoln Assassination Trial Commission, the military tribunal that oversaw the criminal trial of the Lincoln conspirators. Taken by Mathew Brady in 1865 and with his studio backstamp on verso. CDV with mounted photograph shows all nine members of the tribunal, plus prosecutors General Joseph Holt, John Bingham and Brigadier General Henry Burnett. Measures 4" x 2.5". Notations from previous collector at verso. Toning, foxing and minor creasing. In very good plus condition.

The decision to try the conspirators using a military tribunal rather than a civilian court was controversial at the time, as a tribunal only required a vote of five members for conviction and six for death, rather than a unanimous decision by a civilian court. History, however, has judged the tribunal to have acted fairly and competently. On June 30, 1865 all conspirators were found guilty, with four sentenced to death, three sentenced to life in prison and one sentenced to six years.

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4" x 2.5"