Lincoln, Booth, Surratt, and Spencer Carbines

[Two Flints]

Outside View of the Mary Surratt House & Tavern


The guide explains that Booth and John Surratt hid 2 Spencer Carbines down the hollow wall here and suspended them from a rope up here in the attic.


Here is a full view of the attic of the Surratt House.


It was down this space next to the wall that John Wilkes Booth hid his weapons that he would need as he made his escape after killing Lincoln. The reason the military was able to get one of the rifles was that one of the two rifles slipped and fell back down the hole and was not able to be retrieved in time. He had to leave with only the one rifle.

[Deadeye Don]

Two Flints,   You are sure finding some fine looking pictures recently.  Thanks for sharing this piece of history.

[treebeard]

Two Flints--after seeing this picture I will have to add the Surrat House to my visit list next time I get back east. Very appropriate
That I saw this posting just after reloading my latest batch of Spencer brass.