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