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Lewis Thornton Powell (1844 - 1865)
LewisThorntonPowell aka Payne, Paine
Son of George Cader Powell and Patience Caroline Powell
Brother of Benjamin Powell, Elizabeth M. (Powell) Newman, Mary Ann Caroline (Powell) Newman, George Washington Powell, William A Powell, Oliver Powell, Lydia Powell, Angeline S (Powell) Lassiter, Minerva Abbline (Powell) Hart, Ann (Powell) Hart and William I Powell
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Biography
Lewis Powell is Notable.
Lewis Thornton Powell, also known as Lewis Payne, was a Confederate State Army solider who attacked and attempted to assassinate, US Secretary of State, William H. Seward. Four people were hanged for the Lincoln assassination conspiracy, but Payne was the only assassination conspirator executed from the Deep South. He was 21 yrs of age.
He was born in and lived in Randolph Co., Alabama for the first
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Lewis Powell (conspirator)
American soldier and conspirator (1844–1865)
Lewis Powell | |
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Powell aboard USS Saugus, 1865. Photograph by Alexander Gardner | |
| Born | Lewis Thornton Powell (1844-04-22)April 22, 1844 Randolph, Alabama, U.S. |
| Died | July 7, 1865(1865-07-07) (aged 21) Arsenal Penitentiary, Fort McNair, Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Cause of death | Execution by hanging |
| Resting place | Geneva Cemetery, Florida |
| Other names | Lewis Paine; Lewis Payne |
| Known for | Lincoln assassination plot |
| Conviction(s) | Conspiracy to assassinate Abraham Lincoln |
| Criminal penalty | Death |
| Accomplice(s) | |
| Date | April 14, 1865, 10:15 p.m. |
| Location(s) | Washington, D.C. |
| Target(s) | William Henry Seward |
| Injured | 5 |
| Branch | Confederate Army |
| Years of service | 1861–1865 |
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Lewis Thornton Powell (April 22, 1844 – July 7, 1865) was an American Confederate soldier who attempted to assassinate William Henry Seward as part of the Lincoln assassination plot. Wounded at the Battle of Gettysburg, h
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Lewis Thornton Powell (also known as Lewis Payne or Lewis Paine) was an American citizen who attempted to assassinate US Secretary of State William Henry Seward on April 14, 1865. He was a conspirator with John Wilkes Booth, who assassinated President Abraham Lincoln the same night. Powell was a Confederate soldier wounded at Gettysburg. He later served in Mosby's Rangers before working with the Confederate Secret Service in Maryland. He met Booth and was recruited into an unsuccessful plot to kidnap Lincoln. On April 14, 1865, Booth resolved to assassinate Lincoln, Seward, and Vice President Andrew Johnson. Powell was given the task of killing Seward. He was assisted by David Herold, who guided Powell to Seward's home and kept horses ready for the escape. Powell severely injured Seward, and Herold fled before Powell could exit the Seward home. Powell lost his way in the city, and three days later arrived at a boarding house run by Mary Surratt, mother of co-conspirator John Surratt.
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