What was Powell's original plan for President Lincoln?
Assassination
Kidnap
Robbery
Public humiliation
Answer
The answer, kidnapping, refers to Lewis Powell's involvement in a conspiracy to abduct President Abraham Lincoln and take him to Richmond, Virginia, the Confederate capital, during the American Civil War. Powell was part of a group of Confederate operatives known as the Confederate Secret Service, who plotted to capture Lincoln and several high-ranking government officials as part of a broader plan to disrupt the Union's war effort.
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Who was supposed to help Powell escape after attacking Seward?
Where did Powell hide for three days after the attack on Seward?
What happened to Powell at the boarding house three days later?
Besides Powell, who else was executed for the conspiracy?
At which location were Powell and his co-conspirators executed?
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