Contained in this book are the stories of over sixty individuals who lie buried within the boundaries of the District of Columbia, and were in some way, associated with or impacted by the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln in April of 1865. They include conspirators, government officials, tradesmen and everyday citizens who are forever tied together by the event that shook everyone in the United States, North and South, to their core. This is the first volume in the Casebook Series, which focuses on various aspects of the Lincoln Assassination and its enduring legacy.