Editing David Herold (section)

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{{Villain Infobox|image=David Herold.jpg|fullname=David Edgar Herold|crimes=Conspiracy<br>[[Attempted murder]]<br>[[Slavery]]<br>[[War crimes]]<br>[[Negrophobia]]<br>[[Anti-Native American Sentiment]]<br>[[Homophobia]]<br>[[Misogyny]] |type of villain= Conspirator|goals=To help [[John Wilkes Booth]] escape from their crimes<br>Save the [[Confederate States of America|Confederacy]] (both failed)}}
'''David Edgar Herold''' (June 16, 1842 - July 7, 1865) was one of the conspirators behind the [[Assassination of Abraham Lincoln]] on April 14, 1865 in the Ford's Theater in Washington, DC. After the shooting of [https://real-life-heroes.fandom.com/wiki/Abraham_Lincoln Abraham Lincoln], Herold accompanied [[John Wilkes Booth]] to the home of Dr. Samuel Mudd, who attended Booth's broken left leg. The two men escaped through Maryland and into Virginia. He remained with Booth until they were discovered by Union troops in Richard Garret's farm. Herold surrendered, only for Booth to be murdered by [https://real-life-heroes.fandom.com/wiki/Boston_Corbett Boston Corbett] before being captured and tried. In the coming months, Herold was charged with the conspiracy to assassinate Abraham Lincoln, Vice President [[Andrew Johnson]], and Secretary of State William Seward. Along with [[Lewis Powell]], [[George Atzerodt]], and [[Mary Surratt]], Herold was sentenced to be hanged on July 7, 1865.