▁ 1 8 6 4 ▁H anging ▁Sp ree ▁( 1 9 9 1 ) ▁have ▁been ▁critic ized ▁as ▁revision ist , ▁and ▁received ▁poor ▁reviews ▁by ▁Mont ana ▁histor ians ▁such ▁as ▁Michael ▁P . ▁Mal one ▁and ▁Richard ▁B . ▁Ro eder . ▁Add itional ▁criticism ▁came ▁from ▁later ▁authors ▁such ▁as ▁Mark ▁C . ▁D illon ▁and ▁Carol ▁Buch an an . ▁ ▁Another ▁account ▁from ▁John ▁C . ▁F az io , ▁who ▁writes ▁for ▁the ▁Cleveland ▁Civil ▁War ▁Round table , ▁cont ends ▁that ▁the ▁V ig il ance ▁Committee ▁of ▁Ald er ▁Gul ch ▁had ▁more ▁to ▁do ▁with ▁national ▁politics ▁than ▁with ▁dealing ▁with ▁crim inals . ▁He ▁cont ends ▁that ▁Sid ney ▁Ed g erton ▁and ▁Wil bur ▁Sand ers ▁were ▁pa wn s ▁of ▁Abraham ▁Lincoln ▁and ▁other ▁union ists ▁who ▁sought ▁ways ▁to ▁rid ▁Mont ana ▁gold ▁fields ▁of ▁southern ers ▁and ▁conf eder ate ▁sympath izers . ▁His ▁views ▁have ▁been ▁re but ted ▁by ▁novel ist ▁Carol ▁Buch an an . ▁ ▁Mock ▁trial ▁of ▁Henry ▁Pl um mer ▁and ▁Pl um mer ' s ▁p ardon ▁request ▁On ▁May ▁ 7 , ▁ 1 9 9 3 , ▁the ▁T win ▁Br id ges , ▁Mont ana ▁public ▁schools ▁organized ▁a ▁mock ▁trial ▁of ▁Henry ▁Pl um mer ▁at ▁the ▁Mad ison ▁County ▁cour th ouse ▁in ▁Virginia ▁City . ▁The ▁trial ▁received ▁national ▁media ▁attention . ▁Ad ult s ▁and ▁students ▁role ▁played ▁events ▁using ▁the ▁accounts ▁of