The Conspirators' Trial Began May 9, 1865
/The courtroom where Mary Surratt and 7 others were tried--then and now.
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The courtroom where Mary Surratt and 7 others were tried--then and now.
Read MoreMary Surratt and Julia Wilbur never met, and certainly would not have gotten along if they had. But both had to figure out how to survive in what could be an unfriendly world for a woman on their own.
Read MorePaula Tarnapol Whitacre's website with a focus on her forthcoming biography on abolitionist Julia Wilbur.