David Herold

David Herold
Herold at the Washington Navy Yard after his arrest (1865)
Born	David Edgar Herold (1842-06-16)June 16, 1842 Maryland, U.S.
Died	July 7, 1865(1865-07-07) (aged 23) Arsenal Penitentiary, Fort McNair, Washington, D.C., U.S.
Cause of death	Execution by hanging
Resting place	Congressional Cemetery
Occupation	Pharmacist's assistant
Criminal status	Executed
Parent(s)	Adam and Mary Porter Herold
Conviction(s)	Conspiracy to assassinate Abraham Lincoln
Criminal penalty	Death

David Edgar Herold (June 16, 1842 – July 7, 1865) was an American pharmacist's assistant and accomplice of John Wilkes Booth in the assassination of Abraham Lincoln on April 14, 1865. After the shooting, Herold accompanied Booth to the home of Dr. Samuel Mudd, who set Booth's injured leg. The two men then continued their escape through Maryland and into Virginia, and Herold remained with Booth until the authorities cornered them in a barn. Herold surrendered, but Booth was shot to death by Sergeant Boston Corbett. Herold was tried by a military tribunal, sentenced to death for conspiracy, and hanged with three other conspirators at the Washington Arsenal, now known as Fort Lesley J. McNair.