David Herold | |
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 Herold at the Washington Navy Yard after his arrest (1865) | |
| Born | David Edgar Herold June 16, 1842 Maryland, U.S. |
| Died | July 7, 1865 (aged 23) |
| Cause of death | Execution by hanging |
| Resting place | Congressional Cemetery |
| Occupation | Pharmacist's assistant |
| Criminal status | Executed |
| Parent(s) | Adam and Mary Porter Herold |
| Conviction(s) | Conspiracy to assassinate Abraham Lincoln |
| Criminal penalty | Death |
David Edgar Herold (June 16, 1842 – July 7, 1865) was an American pharmacist's assistant and accomplice of John Wilkes Booth in the assassination of Abraham Lincoln on April 14, 1865. After the shooting, Herold accompanied Booth to the home of Samuel Mudd, who set Booth's injured leg. The two men then continued their escape through Maryland and into Virginia, and Herold remained with Booth until the authorities cornered them in a barn. Herold surrendered, but Booth was shot to death by Sergeant Boston Corbett. Herold was tried by a military tribunal, sentenced to death for conspiracy, and hanged with three other conspirators at the Washington Arsenal, now known as Fort Lesley J. McNair.