Attack on William H. Seward

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The Attack on William H. Seward was a coordinated 1865 assassination attempt on the U.S. Secretary of State, carried out the same night as Abraham Lincoln’s murder as part of a broader Confederate sympathizer plot.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American Civil War–era event ⓘ
assassination attempt ⓘ
historical event ⓘ
attackerAlias Lewis Payne ⓘ
attackerDisguise claimed to be delivering medicine ⓘ
broaderPlotObjective aid the Confederate cause by creating chaos in Union government ⓘ
casualty Augustus Seward injured ⓘ
Frederick Seward seriously injured ⓘ
George F. Robinson injured ⓘ
William Bell injured ⓘ
conflictContext American Civil War ⓘ
coordinatedWith assassination of Abraham Lincoln ⓘ
planned attack on Andrew Johnson ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
date 1865-04-14 ⓘ
followedBy trial of the Lincoln conspirators ⓘ
historicalPeriod final days of the American Civil War ⓘ
injuryType multiple stab wounds ⓘ
legalOutcomeForPerpetrator David Herold executed ⓘ
linked to: David Herold

John Wilkes Booth killed while fleeing ⓘ
Lewis Powell executed ⓘ
locatedIn Lafayette Square, Washington, D.C. ⓘ
location Seward residence ⓘ
linked to: Seward House Museum

Washington, D.C. ⓘ
medicalConditionAtTime recovering from carriage accident ⓘ
method forced entry into Seward’s bedroom ⓘ
motive retaliation against Union leadership ⓘ
support for the Confederacy ⓘ
partOf Booth conspiracy ⓘ
assassination of Abraham Lincoln plot ⓘ
perpetrator David Herold ⓘ
Lewis Powell ⓘ
planner John Wilkes Booth ⓘ
precededBy Second Battle of Fort Fisher ⓘ
relatedTo Reconstruction era ⓘ
result Seward seriously wounded ⓘ
Seward survived ⓘ
sameDayAs 1865-04-14 assassination of Abraham Lincoln ⓘ
significance part of coordinated attempt to decapitate U.S. government leadership ⓘ
target William H. Seward ⓘ
targetOccupation United States Secretary of State ⓘ
timeOfDay night ⓘ
victimPoliticalAffiliation Republican Party ⓘ
victimRole member of Abraham Lincoln’s cabinet ⓘ
weaponUsed knife ⓘ
revolver ⓘ

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Lincoln assassination conspirators → notableEvent → Attack on William H. Seward ⓘ