How many people were put on trial for the Lincoln assassination? Name them.

How many people were put on trial for the Lincoln assassination? Name them.

• A. 8 people: Mary Surratt, Lewis Powell, David Herold, George Atzerodt, Samuel Arnold, Michael O'Laughlen, and Edman Spangler
• B. 7 people: Mary Surratt, Lewis Powell, David Herold, George Atzerodt, Samuel Arnold, Michael O'Laughlen, and Edman Spangler
• C. 6 people: Mary Surratt, Lewis Powell, David Herold, George Atzerodt, Samuel Arnold, Michael O'Laughlen
• D. 9 people: Mary Surratt, Lewis Powell, David Herold, George Atzerodt, Samuel Arnold, Michael O'Laughlen, Edman Spangler, Samuel Mudd, John Wilkes Booth

Answer: (A)

Eight people were put on trial by a military commission in Washington, D.C., in 1865 for the Lincoln assassination. The defendants were Mary Surratt, Lewis Powell, David Herold, George Atzerodt, Samuel Arnold, Michael O'Laughlen, Edman Spangler, and Dr. Samuel Mudd. John Wilkes Booth was not tried because he had died by then. Among the answer choices, the one that lists eight people is the closest match, though it omits Dr. Samuel Mudd in the list, so the full roster includes him as well. The other options are off because they either list too few people or include Booth, who wasn’t tried.

Eight people were put on trial by a military commission in Washington, D.C., in 1865 for the Lincoln assassination. The defendants were Mary Surratt, Lewis Powell, David Herold, George Atzerodt, Samuel Arnold, Michael O'Laughlen, Edman Spangler, and Dr. Samuel Mudd. John Wilkes Booth was not tried because he had died by then. Among the answer choices, the one that lists eight people is the closest match, though it omits Dr. Samuel Mudd in the list, so the full roster includes him as well. The other options are off because they either list too few people or include Booth, who wasn’t tried.