Lewis Powell (conspirator), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Lewis Powell (conspirator)

American Confederate Army soldier and Lincoln conspirator

Date of Birth: 22-Apr-1844

Place of Birth: Randolph County, Alabama, United States

Date of Death: 07-Jul-1865

Profession: soldier

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Lewis Thornton Powell (April 22, 1844 – July 7, 1865), also known as Lewis Payne and Lewis Paine, was an American who attempted to assassinate United States Secretary of State William H.
Seward on April 14, 1865.
He was a conspirator with John Wilkes Booth, who assassinated President Abraham Lincoln that same night. Powell was a Confederate soldier wounded at Gettysburg.
He later served in Mosby's Rangers before working with the Confederate Secret Service in Maryland.
He met Booth and was recruited into an unsuccessful plot to kidnap Lincoln.
On April 14, 1865, Booth resolved to have Lincoln, Seward, and Vice President Andrew Johnson all assassinated. Powell was given the task to kill Seward.
He was assisted by David Herold, who guided Powell to Seward's home and kept horses ready for the escape.
Powell severely injured Seward, and Herold fled before Powell could exit the Seward home.
Powell lost his way in the city, and three days later arrived at a boarding house run by Mary Surratt, mother of co-conspirator John Surratt.
By chance, the police were searching the house at that moment, and arrested Powell.
Powell and three others, including Mary Surratt, were sentenced to death by a military tribunal and were executed at the Washington Arsenal.



Alternative names	Alex. Gardner; A. Gardner; Alexander Gardiner
Description	Scottish photographer and war photographer
Date of birth/death	17 October 1821	10 December 1882
Location of birth/death	Paisley	Washington, D.C.
Work period	1856-1871
Work location	Washington, D.C.
Authority control	: Q661176 VIAF: 57416946 ISNI: 0000 0000 8137 0767 ULAN: 500115196 LCCN: n79060231 NLA: 35905780 WorldCat