Dr. Mudd and the Lincoln Assassination: The Case Reopened

Synopsis

(book flaps) On June 30, 1865, Samuel A. Mudd was convicted of conspiring with John Wilkes Booth and others to assassinate President Abraham Lincoln. He was sentenced to life imprisonment on an island off the coast of Florida. Dr. Mudd was pardoned in 1869 by President Andrew Johnson, based on his assistance in a yellow fever epidemic rather than on the merits of his case, leaving unresolved until the present day the question of his ultimate guilt or innocence. On February 12, 1993, the University of Richmond School of Law convened a distinguished group of jurists and Civil War historians to thoroughly present both sides of the case of Samuel Mudd and the broader Lincoln Conspiracy before a panel of judges in an actual courtroom. Dr. Mudd was represented by F. Lee Bailey, Attorney at Law and former Marine fighter pilot and legal officer; and Candida Ewing Staempfli Steel, Attorney at Law and greatgreat-granddaughter of General Thomas Ewing, Dr. Mudd's original counsel. The government was represented by John Jay Douglass, Dean of the National College of District Attorneys and former Commandant of the Judge Advocate General's School; and Admiral John S. Jenkins, Associate Dean and Lecturer at the George Washington University National Law Center, and former Judge Advocate General of the U.S. Navy. The attorneys presented their arguments with all the detail and color of a modern legal case. Dr. Mudd and the Lincoln Assassination is the complete record of the proceedings, with added commentary by distinguished historians. Some scholars argue that Mudd was completely innocent, while others cite eyewitness reports of seeing Mudd in the company of John Wilkes Booth in Washington prior to the assassination. In Dr. Mudd and the Lincoln Assassination the legality of the military tribunal that tried Mudd is both defended and attacked in fascinating detail. This volume combines the drama of the Civil War with the suspense of a modern trial and contains a wealth of detail on the Lincoln Conspiracy, much of it unknown to the general public. Dr. Mudd contains the complete text of recent decisions by the U.S. Court of Military Appeals and other bodies in the matter of Samuel Mudd, a case still pending in U.S. courts. The main text is backed up by extensive references for further reading, few of which normally appear in Civil War books.

Copyright:

1995

Book Details

Book Quality:

Excellent

Book Size:

284 Pages

ISBN-13:

9780938289500

Publisher:

N/A

Date of Addition:

12/30/08

Copyrighted By:

John Paul Jones

Adult content:

No

Language:

English

Has Image Descriptions:

No

Categories:

History, Military, Nonfiction, Biographies and Memoirs

Submitted By:

Kari G

Proofread By:

mary stephens

Usage Restrictions:

This is a copyrighted book.