Thomas J. Reed is professor emeritus of law at the Widener University School of Law.

[Reed] tells the story of this trial in an interesting and informative way that makes the events come alive for the reader.... This book would be an excellent starting point for anyone who wanted to research this time period and the assassination of President Lincoln, as multiple sources are well documented in footnotes... This book would be a great choice for any Lincoln collection and any library that has an interest in collecting Civil War materials. It is also timely, as the choice between military commissions and civilian courts is still under discussion.

• List of Illustrations Acknowledgments Prelude Introduction Chapter One. The Conspiracies Chapter Two. The Hunter Commission Chapter Three. The Lawyers Chapter Four. The Conduct of the Trial Chapter Five. The Case against Mary Surratt Chapter Six. The Case against Samuel Mudd Chapter Seven. An Unconstitutional, Unfair Trial Bibliography Index About the Author

Thomas J. Reed is professor emeritus of law at the Widener University School of Law.

[Reed] tells the story of this trial in an interesting and informative way that makes the events come alive for the reader.... This book would be an excellent starting point for anyone who wanted to research this time period and the assassination of President Lincoln, as multiple sources are well documented in footnotes... This book would be a great choice for any Lincoln collection and any library that has an interest in collecting Civil War materials. It is also timely, as the choice between military commissions and civilian courts is still under discussion.

• List of Illustrations Acknowledgments Prelude Introduction Chapter One. The Conspiracies Chapter Two. The Hunter Commission Chapter Three. The Lawyers Chapter Four. The Conduct of the Trial Chapter Five. The Case against Mary Surratt Chapter Six. The Case against Samuel Mudd Chapter Seven. An Unconstitutional, Unfair Trial Bibliography Index About the Author

Thomas J. Reed is professor emeritus of law at the Widener University School of Law.

[Reed] tells the story of this trial in an interesting and informative way that makes the events come alive for the reader.... This book would be an excellent starting point for anyone who wanted to research this time period and the assassination of President Lincoln, as multiple sources are well documented in footnotes... This book would be a great choice for any Lincoln collection and any library that has an interest in collecting Civil War materials. It is also timely, as the choice between military commissions and civilian courts is still under discussion.

• List of Illustrations Acknowledgments Prelude Introduction Chapter One. The Conspiracies Chapter Two. The Hunter Commission Chapter Three. The Lawyers Chapter Four. The Conduct of the Trial Chapter Five. The Case against Mary Surratt Chapter Six. The Case against Samuel Mudd Chapter Seven. An Unconstitutional, Unfair Trial Bibliography Index About the Author