Abraham Lincoln was killed on Friday, April 14, 1865 at around 10:15 pm. Earlier his original plans were to attend a play at a hospital located on the outskirts of Washington. But the president ended up changing plans and remained in the capital. This meant that Booth's plot to kidnap Lincoln was going to fail.Booth had formed a group of co-conspirators. When their kidnapping plan failed and they learned that Lincoln would be attending a play at Ford's Theatre.The presidential party arrived at Ford's at about 8:30 pm. Armed with a single shot derringer and a hunting knife, Booth arrived at Ford's at about 9:30 pm. Joseph Burroughs, a boy who worked at eh theater, watched Booth's horse in the alley behind the theatre. Booth went next door to a saloon for a drink. He went into the front of Ford's Theatre around 10:07 pm. Slowly he made his way toward the State Box where the Lincolns were sitting with Clara Harris and Major Henry Rothbone. Lincoln's bodyguard, John Parker of the Metropolitan Police Force, had left his post. At about 10:15 pm Booth opened the door to the State Box and shot Lincoln in the back of the head at near point-blank range, and struggled with Rathbone. Both stabbed Rathbone in the arm then jumped over the edge 11 feet to the stage below. When Booth hit the floor The fibula bone in his left leg snapped just above the ankle. A lot of people in the theater thought he yelled "Sic Semper Tyrannis" (Latin for "As Always to Tyrants"). Mrs. Lincoln screamed, Both flashed his knife at the audience then made his way across the stage in front of more than 1,000 people. Everything happened so fast that no one had time to stop him. Booth went out the back door, climbed on his horse, and escaped from the city using the Navy Yard Bridge.Booth eventually met up with a buddie and they were hiding in a barn in Virginia. They soon were found by the Federal Authorities. His friend Herold gave up but Booth refused. So they set the barn on fire. Booth still didnt come out so he was shot to death by seargent Corbett. Corbett was not ordered to do this but felt other soldiers might be shot by Booth. Booth's body was searched, and a diary was among the things found. Booth's remains were returned to Washington where positive identification was made and an autopsy was performed.Within days the government arrested Booth's co-conspirators (except John Surratt). A military tribunal tried them, and all were found guilty.
The presidential party arrived at Ford's at about 8:30 pm. Armed with a single shot derringer and a hunting knife, Booth arrived at Ford's at about 9:30 pm. Joseph Burroughs, a boy who worked at eh theater, watched Booth's horse in the alley behind the theatre. Booth went next door to a saloon for a drink. He went into the front of Ford's Theatre around 10:07 pm. Slowly he made his way toward the State Box where the Lincolns were sitting with Clara Harris and Major Henry Rothbone. Lincoln's bodyguard, John Parker of the Metropolitan Police Force, had left his post. At about 10:15 pm Booth opened the door to the State Box and shot Lincoln in the back of the head at near point-blank range, and struggled with Rathbone. Both stabbed Rathbone in the arm then jumped over the edge 11 feet to the stage below. When Booth hit the floor The fibula bone in his left leg snapped just above the ankle. A lot of people in the theater thought he yelled "Sic Semper Tyrannis" (Latin for "As Always to Tyrants"). Mrs. Lincoln screamed, Both flashed his knife at the audience then made his way across the stage in front of more than 1,000 people. Everything happened so fast that no one had time to stop him. Booth went out the back door, climbed on his horse, and escaped from the city using the Navy Yard Bridge.
The presidential party arrived at Ford's at about 8:30 P.M. Armed with a single shot derringer and a hunting knife, Booth arrived at Ford's at about 9:30 P.M. Joseph Burroughs, a boy who worked at the theater, held his horse in the rear alley. Booth went next door to a saloon for a drink. He entered the front of Ford's Theatre around 10:07 P.M. Slowly he made his way toward the State Box where the Lincolns were sitting with Clara Harris and Major Henry Rathbone. Lincoln's bodyguard, John Parker of the Metropolitan Police Force, had left his post. At about 10:15 P.M. Booth opened the door to the State Box, shot Lincoln in the back of the head at near point-blank range, and struggled with Rathbone. Booth stabbed Rathbone in the arm and jumped over 11 feet to the stage below. When he hit the floor he snapped the fibula bone in his left leg just above the ankle. Many in the theater thought he yelled "Sic Semper Tyrannis" (Latin for "As Always to Tyrants"). Mrs. Lincoln screamed, Booth flashed his knife at the audience, and he made his way across the stage in front of more than 1,000 people. Everything happened so fast that no one had time to stop him. Booth went out the back door, climbed on his horse, and escaped from the city using the Navy Yard Bridge.
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The presidential party arrived at Ford's at about 8:30 pm. Armed with a single shot derringer and a hunting knife, Booth arrived at Ford's at about 9:30 pm. Joseph Burroughs, a boy who worked at eh theater, watched Booth's horse in the alley behind the theatre. Booth went next door to a saloon for a drink. He went into the front of Ford's Theatre around 10:07 pm. Slowly he made his way toward the State Box where the Lincolns were sitting with Clara Harris and Major Henry Rothbone. Lincoln's bodyguard, John Parker of the Metropolitan Police Force, had left his post. At about 10:15 pm Booth opened the door to the State Box and shot Lincoln in the back of the head at near point-blank range, and struggled with Rathbone. Both stabbed Rathbone in the arm then jumped over the edge 11 feet to the stage below. When Booth hit the floor The fibula bone in his left leg snapped just above the ankle. A lot of people in the theater thought he yelled "Sic Semper Tyrannis" (Latin for "As Always to Tyrants"). Mrs. Lincoln screamed, Both flashed his knife at the audience then made his way across the stage in front of more than 1,000 people. Everything happened so fast that no one had time to stop him. Booth went out the back door, climbed on his horse, and escaped from the city using the Navy Yard Bridge.
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The presidential party arrived at Ford's at about 8:30 P.M. Armed with a single shot derringer and a hunting knife, Booth arrived at Ford's at about 9:30 P.M. Joseph Burroughs, a boy who worked at the theater, held his horse in the rear alley. Booth went next door to a saloon for a drink. He entered the front of Ford's Theatre around 10:07 P.M. Slowly he made his way toward the State Box where the Lincolns were sitting with Clara Harris and Major Henry Rathbone. Lincoln's bodyguard, John Parker of the Metropolitan Police Force, had left his post. At about 10:15 P.M. Booth opened the door to the State Box, shot Lincoln in the back of the head at near point-blank range, and struggled with Rathbone. Booth stabbed Rathbone in the arm and jumped over 11 feet to the stage below. When he hit the floor he snapped the fibula bone in his left leg just above the ankle. Many in the theater thought he yelled "Sic Semper Tyrannis" (Latin for "As Always to Tyrants"). Mrs. Lincoln screamed, Booth flashed his knife at the audience, and he made his way across the stage in front of more than 1,000 people. Everything happened so fast that no one had time to stop him. Booth went out the back door, climbed on his horse, and escaped from the city using the Navy Yard Bridge.