Table of Contents

List of Illustrations
Acknowledgments
Prelude
Introduction
Chapter One. The Conspiracies
Chapter Two. The Hunter Commission
Chapter Three. The Lawyers
Chapter Four. The Conduct of the Trial
Chapter Five. The Case against Mary Surratt
Chapter Six. The Case against Samuel Mudd
Chapter Seven. An Unconstitutional, Unfair Trial
Bibliography
Index
About the Author

About the Author

Thomas J. Reed is professor emeritus of law at the Widener University School of Law.

Reviews

[Reed] tells the story of this trial in an interesting and informative way that makes the events come alive for the reader.... This book would be an excellent starting point for anyone who wanted to research this time period and the assassination of President Lincoln, as multiple sources are well documented in footnotes... This book would be a great choice for any Lincoln collection and any library that has an interest in collecting Civil War materials. It is also timely, as the choice between military commissions and civilian courts is still under discussion.
*Law Library Journal*

Exhaustively researched, and enhanced with a bibliography and an index, Avenging Lincoln's Death is a studious and welcome contribution to public and college library judicial studies shelves.
*Midwest Book Review*

Author Thomas Reed has presented "the story of the trial of Booth's alleged accomplices" and a "legal and constitutional analysis of the trial" in his very precise and easy-to-read book Avenging Lincoln's Death.... [H]e presents his case in a very clear and understandable way.... If we had been there in that day and time, most of us would likely have agreed that the trial by military was right, but if you read Thomas Reed's book (we highly recommend it), you will find yourself wondering if that was the correct way to close out this very emotional chapter of our history.
*Surratt Courier*