The name, Mary Surratt does not usually come to mind when thinking about the assassination of Abraham Lincoln, yet it should. Mary Surratt came from a middle-class family of Southern sympathizers, though to this day, the extent of her own personal involvement with the Confederacy remains unclear. Mary’s ownership of the Surratt Tavern and a boardinghouse along with the loyalty that she and her son, John Jr., gave to the infamous, John Wilkes Booth, and her willingness to play a key role in the…
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