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Lewis Powell (alias Payne), aged 21, manacled in lily irons aboard the USS Saugus following his attempt to assassinate William H. Seward, Secretary of State. Powell was in league with John Wilkes Booth, whose attempt to assassinate President Lincoln...   High-res

Lewis Powell (alias Payne), aged 21, manacled in lily irons aboard the USS Saugus following his attempt to assassinate William H. Seward, Secretary of State. Powell was in league with John Wilkes Booth, whose attempt to assassinate President Lincoln the same night was more successful. This shot of Powell is one of a series taken by civil war photographer Alexander Gardner in 1865.