# The Judicial Murder of Mary E. Surratt

Author: DeWitt, David Miller, 1837-1912

Genre: Category: History - American

Language: English

License: Public domain

Source: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/36188

Amazon editions: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=The+Judicial+Murder+of+Mary+E.+Surratt+DeWitt&tag=cyberlibrar00-20

## Summary

The assassination of Abraham Lincoln burst upon the City of Washington like a black thunder-bolt out of a cloudless sky. On Monday, the 3d of April, 1865, Richmond was taken. On the succeeding Sunday (the ninth), General Lee with the main Army of the South surrendered. The rebellion of nearly one-half the nation lay in its death-throes. The desperate struggle for the unity of the Republic was ending in a perfect triumph; and the loyal people gave full rein to their joy. Every night the streets of the city were illuminated. The chief officers of the government, one after another, were serenaded. On the evening of Tuesday, the eleventh, the President addressed his congratulations to an enth...

## Chapters

- [CHAPTER IV.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-judicial-murder-of-mary-e-surratt-36188/chapters/14/index.md)
- [CHAPTER III.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-judicial-murder-of-mary-e-surratt-36188/chapters/13/index.md)
- [CHAPTER VI.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-judicial-murder-of-mary-e-surratt-36188/chapters/8/index.md)
- [CHAPTER VIII.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-judicial-murder-of-mary-e-surratt-36188/chapters/10/index.md)
- [CHAPTER I.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-judicial-murder-of-mary-e-surratt-36188/chapters/11/index.md)
- [CHAPTER II.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-judicial-murder-of-mary-e-surratt-36188/chapters/12/index.md)
- [CHAPTER I.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-judicial-murder-of-mary-e-surratt-36188/chapters/3/index.md)
- [CHAPTER II.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-judicial-murder-of-mary-e-surratt-36188/chapters/4/index.md)
- [CHAPTER I.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-judicial-murder-of-mary-e-surratt-36188/chapters/1/index.md)
- [CHAPTER III.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-judicial-murder-of-mary-e-surratt-36188/chapters/5/index.md)
- [CHAPTER V.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-judicial-murder-of-mary-e-surratt-36188/chapters/15/index.md)
- [Chapter IV.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-judicial-murder-of-mary-e-surratt-36188/chapters/6/index.md)
- [CHAPTER VII.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-judicial-murder-of-mary-e-surratt-36188/chapters/9/index.md)
- [CHAPTER VI.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-judicial-murder-of-mary-e-surratt-36188/chapters/16/index.md)
- [CHAPTER V.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-judicial-murder-of-mary-e-surratt-36188/chapters/7/index.md)
- [CHAPTER II.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/the-judicial-murder-of-mary-e-surratt-36188/chapters/2/index.md)