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Aim 2: John Wilkes booth John Wilkes Major Rathbone Clara Harris Mary Todd Lincoln President Lincoln Booth What happened on April 14, 1865?
Abraham Lincoln Assassination Conspiracies Assassination Facts I. The Death of Lincoln Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865) is one of the most famous Presidents of the United States. Volumes are devoted to his life and death. However, April 14, 1865, while attending the play “Our historians have yet to unravel the mysteries surrounding his assassination. American Cousin” Lincoln is shot by actor Here are the known facts: John Wilkes Booth. * Abraham Lincoln and his wife, Mary Todd Lincoln attended the play, Lincoln dies the following morning at 7:22 am. Our American Cousin at Ford's Theatre on April 14, 1865. They were to be accompanied by General Ulysses S. Grant and his wife Julia Dent Grant. “Now he belongs to the ages.” However, Grant and his wife changed their plans and did not attend the play. The Lincoln's attended the play with Clara Harris and Henry Rathbone.
* During the play, actor John Wilkes Booth entered Lincoln's State Box undetected and shot him in the back of the head. He also stabbed Henry Rathbone in the arm.
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After shooting the President, Booth jumped out of the box onto the stage, * Secretary of War Edwin Stanton stayed with the Lincolns at the Petersen House and broke his left leg and yelled something that some eyewitnesses reported as, coordinated the efforts to capture the conspirators. "Sic Semper Tyrannus" (As always to tyrants). * Co-conspirator Lewis Powell (or Paine/Payne) attempted to assassinate * On April 26, Herold and Booth were found hiding in a barn near Port Royal, Virginia. Mary Secretary of State William Seward, but only managed to injure him. David Herold surrendered but Booth refused to come out of the barn so it was set on fire. In the Herold accompanied Powell. However, Herold fled before the deed was ensuing chaos, a soldier shot and killed Booth. finished. At the same time, George Atzerodt was supposed to have killed Todd Vice-President Andrew Johnson. Atzerodt did not go through with the * Eight Lincoln conspirators were caught over the next few days and tried by a military assassination. court. They were found guilty on June 30 and given various sentences depending upon their involvement. Lewis Powell (Paine), David Herold, George Atzerodt and Mary Surratt were charged with conspiring with Booth along with various other crimes and hanged on July 7, Lincoln 1865. Dr. Samuel Mudd was charged with conspiring with Booth and sentenced to life in * Booth and Herold escaped the Capital and traveled to Mary Surratt's prison. Andrew Johnson eventually pardoned him early in 1869. Samuel Arnold and Tavern in Maryland where they picked up supplies. They then traveled to Michael O'Laughlen had conspired with Booth to kidnap President Lincoln and were found Dr. Samuel Mudd's house where Booth's leg was set. guilty and sentenced to life. O'Laughlen died in prison but Arnold was pardoned by Johnson in 1869. Edman Spangler was found guilty of helping Booth escape from Ford's Theater. He was also pardoned by Johnson in 1869. * Lincoln was taken to the Petersen House across the street from Ford's Theater where he eventually died at 7:22 A.M. April 15, 1865.
Ford’s Theater, Wash D.C.
As it looked in 1865 November 06, 2014
Booth's Derringer November 06, 2014
Booth's Knife
Booth's Escape Route November 06, 2014
Booth and four co-conspirators had planned to kill Lincoln, Secretary of state William Seward and Vice President Andrew Johnson. Only Lincoln will die.