Lewis Powell: The Conspirator

A Confederate soldier and Lincoln conspirator known for his hauntingly modern mugshot and brutal strength.

• The Plot (1865): Assigned by John Wilkes Booth to assassinate Secretary of State William Seward on the night Lincoln was shot.
• The Attack: He savagely attacked Seward and several others in the house with a knife and revolver, though Seward survived.
• The End: He was captured, tried by a military tribunal, and hanged along with three other conspirators.