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George Atzerodt was hanged because he was implicated in the conspiracy to assassinate President Abraham Lincoln, despite not having killed anyone himself. He was assigned to assassinate Vice President Andrew Johnson but failed to carry out the plan. His involvement in the larger conspiracy, which resulted in the death of Lincoln and the attempted murder of other key officials, led to his execution as a means of holding him accountable for his role in a significant threat to the nation. The trial established that even those who did not commit murder could still face severe consequences for participating in a conspiracy to commit such acts.

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