Washington, D.C. Execution Of The Conspirators Scaffold In Use And Crowd In The Yard, Seen From The Roof Of The Arsenal (U.S. Civil War) Black Coffee Mug

Washington, D.C. Execution of the Conspirators: Scaffold in Use and Crowd in the Yard, Seen from the Roof of the Arsenal (U.S. Civil War) This artwork, created during the U.S. Civil War, depicts a significant historical event - the execution of eight conspirators involved in the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln and the subsequent conspiracy to overthrow the U.S. government. The image shows the scaffold upon which the executions took place, as well as the crowd gathered below, in Washington, D.C.'s prison yard. This artwork serves as a poignant visual reminder of the turbulent times during the Civil War era and the consequences of treason and sedition against the United States.