This is so cool ! I didn't realize that this location still existed ! So glad that this survived for over 100 + years . Thank you so much for showing this location ! History Nerds Rule !
@WalkwithHistory Жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it! It was so cool to be in the space. Hooray for History nerds!
@swervinirvin923611 ай бұрын
Loved your video, cant wait to go there and at fords theater..
@WalkwithHistory11 ай бұрын
Yes. Very cool places tied to American History.
@Duder295 ай бұрын
Goodness! I can't thank you enough for this video!
@WalkwithHistory5 ай бұрын
You're so welcome!
@michaelgalea5148 Жыл бұрын
Thank you for the wonderful video
@WalkwithHistory Жыл бұрын
Thank you! 😁
@michaelgalea5148 Жыл бұрын
You're welcome
@TribeTaz3 ай бұрын
What an amazing video. Another place i need to visit. Also interesting that Gardener was the photographer there. He took so many great pictures in Gettysburg after the battle
@dbach10259 ай бұрын
I think the accused were guilty, but i seriously dont think Lincoln would have allowed this type of trial had he survived and could issue an executive order to allow their constitutional rights in an actual Federal court since the murders happened in DC. Maybe i am wrong, but i like to think so. Great job showing this place.
@WalkwithHistory9 ай бұрын
Thank you for all the support. I agree I think everyone charged was guilty. I think how they were tried make have been corrected but in the end I do think everyone who was charged was correctly charged.
@dougm5697 Жыл бұрын
Thank you for another wonderful video. I have stayed on Ft. McNair and attended War College events there. I had no idea that is where the Lincoln Assination Trial took place or that the hangings and burials were on the Fort. Once again, thank you so much for telling these stories.
@WalkwithHistory Жыл бұрын
Thank you Doug! It was so cool to visit the space…so many people didn’t know about until a professor researched it and saved it! 😊
@kyleking63 Жыл бұрын
Finally got to watch this. Another place to add to my bucket list. You been missed last couple weeks. Can’t wait to see what’s in store
@WalkwithHistory Жыл бұрын
Thank you. We missed you all too!!
@stevethompson10607 ай бұрын
The Judge Advocate of this trial was born in my hometown of Mercer, Pennsylvania. He was the principal framer of the Fourteenth Amendment.
@WalkwithHistory7 ай бұрын
how cool!
@BismarcksMom Жыл бұрын
Thanks for another awesome video! I love learning about historical events
@WalkwithHistory Жыл бұрын
Thank you for watching and all the support. ♥️
@williambechmann6547 Жыл бұрын
Awesome video, Jen! This venue is on my "Bucket List."
@WalkwithHistory Жыл бұрын
Great spot for the list! We put a link in the description to the army site with visit information if you want to check that out. 😊
@davidhopkins1199 Жыл бұрын
Thank you for sharing! Very interesting and informative!
@WalkwithHistory Жыл бұрын
Thank you for watching.
@Jasona1976 Жыл бұрын
Impressive presentation, thanks!
@WalkwithHistory Жыл бұрын
Thank you for watching!!!
@daegudiva Жыл бұрын
This was great content. I am a "history buff" but I had no idea this historical location was preserved and available to the public. Definitely will keep it in mind for my next trip to DC. The movie "The Conspiritor" was so moving and really made me think about the post assassination chaos our nation experienced. Also I was disturbed by how much I hated Kevin Klein in that film (yet I guess Edwin Stanton was probably a man with a TON of pressure on his shoulders in the summer of 1865).
@WalkwithHistory Жыл бұрын
Thank you. It was a real pleasure to be there. The movie “The Conspirator” was so good, another one I have to revisit.
@pigmanobvious2 ай бұрын
It is quite haunting to look at the accused hanging from the gallows especially knowing it took roughly six minutes for Powel to stop thrashing about as he slowly strangled to death. Herold did not die quickly either. Only Surrat and Azoroldt appeared to die fast.
@WalkwithHistory2 ай бұрын
That is how I felt too. It happened right there. It felt surreal to be there.
@pigmanobvious2 ай бұрын
@@WalkwithHistory feel free to chat fellow history nerd!
@mydaddysgreeneyes Жыл бұрын
So glad to have you back! Were the bodies eventually moved elsewhere?
@WalkwithHistory Жыл бұрын
Happy to be back! Yes , President Johnson released the bodies to their families in 1869
@rickwiles8835 Жыл бұрын
Great video! I was shocked that the grounds of the such a historical site was now at least in a part a tennis court. After a little reading I discovered the building was slated for demolition in the early 2000's luckily a professor from NDU who worked in the building petitioned his congressman saying you can't let this happen, this is a historical treasure, we have to restore it. Congress came up with the funds to restore the building. It was out of historical preservation coffers and not DOD funds, and the building renovation took place from 2009-2012. This is the site of arguably the most historically sufficient trial in America and it was almost lost to the bulldozer and wrecking ball. I'm trying to pin down the name of the professor but so far no luck.
@WalkwithHistory Жыл бұрын
What great info! We will definitely mention this on the podcast tomorrow night.
@GpaEric5931 Жыл бұрын
Amazing fact how quickly our justice system moved to execute those on death penalty back in those days. Today a condemned can be on death row for many years TY Jenn. As always cheers to y’all.
@WalkwithHistory Жыл бұрын
Very interesting indeed. 😁
@Daveco82 Жыл бұрын
another awesome video! keep up the great work! Airborne ma'am!
@WalkwithHistory Жыл бұрын
Thank you for watching and all the support. 🇺🇸
@gehistorian Жыл бұрын
I see Mary Surratt's table. Writing about her for my Civil War class was so much fun and so interesting.
@WalkwithHistory Жыл бұрын
Yes! Being in the space was amazing. Such a fascinating person to write about. 😊
@gehistorian Жыл бұрын
@@WalkwithHistory I bet. I'm putting this place on my list of sites I want to visit!
@ignaciovge785310 ай бұрын
Great video! Greetings from Chile 🇨🇱. What’s that house builted over the tennis court?
@WalkwithHistory10 ай бұрын
It looked like they were doing repairs and that was a temporary repair shop. Thank you for watching.
@thenaturalpathofdestiny24411 күн бұрын
Mary Todd Lincoln was the trigger man. Who would of thought?
@ablewindsor1459 Жыл бұрын
Some where on the base are the discards(buried) from the Truman Whitehouse Reconstruction in the 1940s. Roughly half of the Buildings original mass.
@WalkwithHistory Жыл бұрын
Wow!
@gregdiamond6023 Жыл бұрын
This part of the Civil War, I think it is because it’s pre Reconstruction, has always fascinated me. I don’t think we’ll ever know the full truth. I think there’s a lot Booth took to his grave. Think I’m overthinking this?
@WalkwithHistory Жыл бұрын
Probably not…always wish I could know more than only what was recorded.
@pamelaoliver844211 ай бұрын
I wonder what a modern trial would have looked like...
@WalkwithHistory11 ай бұрын
That would have been a show for sure!
@leeatterberry12394 ай бұрын
I kind of think Jefferson Davis I had a hand in this too even though there's no direct proof I guess
@WalkwithHistory3 ай бұрын
🤔
@mistervacation232 ай бұрын
Good gawd. You should do a little more research before you do these videos. Camera wave makes people dizzy get a gimbal.
@WalkwithHistory2 ай бұрын
What research did I get wrong? Sorry about the shaking, having personal access after hours made for a one-man show. Better to see it shaky than to not see it at all.
@mistervacation232 ай бұрын
@@WalkwithHistory it just needs a little more in-depth study, seems like it was kind of glossed over I've been studying the Lincoln assassination for years
@WalkwithHistory2 ай бұрын
Me too!!! Also read ManHunt. I wanted to show the trial location more than get into the actual trial transcripts. I have videos from the night Lincoln was shot from Fords Theater, Dr Mudds House and grave, Richard Garrett’s grave and Lincoln’s tomb among others. I know a lot about the night and trial. I actually do a good job of showing exactly where the scaffolding was and where they were buried which no one else does a good job of doing.
@mistervacation232 ай бұрын
@@WalkwithHistory ok Yes I've had Manhunt for quite a while I'll check out your other videos thanks
@djbuck49484 ай бұрын
I don’t know what your full-time job is, but you should consider teaching history to children. Your videos are really informative, but fun to watch. Thank you for making this great content.
@WalkwithHistory4 ай бұрын
Thank you. That means a lot. I try to make the history relatable and interesting. We really enjoy what we do!!