1. Michael O'Laughlen was one of John Wilkes Booth's earliest friends as the Booth family lived across the street from the O'Laughlens.
12 Facts About Michael O'Laughlen
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At the start of the Civil War O'Laughlen joined the Confederate Army, but was discharged in June 1862.
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Michael O'Laughlen returned to Baltimore and joined his brother in the feed and produce business.
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Michael O'Laughlen began spending time in Washington, DC, with Booth picking up his expenses.
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However, Michael O'Laughlen did return to Washington the day before Lincoln's assassination.
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Whatever the case, Michael O'Laughlen voluntarily surrendered on Monday, April 17,1865.
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Michael O'Laughlen was tried for conspiracy by a military tribunal, along with Mary Surratt, Lewis Powell, George Atzerodt, David Herold, Samuel Arnold, Edmund Spangler and Samuel Mudd.
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Michael O'Laughlen was found guilty and sentenced to life in prison.
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Michael O'Laughlen was sent to Fort Jefferson in the Dry Tortugas with Spangler, Arnold, and Mudd.
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On February 13,1869, President Andrew Johnson ordered Michael O'Laughlen's remains to be turned over to his mother.
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Michael O'Laughlen is buried in Baltimore in Green Mount Cemetery.
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Michael O'Laughlen is a character in National Treasure: Book of Secrets played by Brent Briscoe.