Mary Surratt and Julia Wilbur never met, and certainly would not have gotten along if they had. But both had to figure out how to survive in what could be an unfriendly world for a woman on their own. 

On July 7, 1865, four people were hanged at what is now Fort McNair in Southwest Washington, DC: George Atzerodt, David Herold, Lewis Powell, and Mary Surratt. Here's what Julia Wilbur had to say: