Abraham Lincoln Assassination

Lincoln was born

Feb 12, 1809

Abraham Lincoln was born in Hardin County, Kentucky into a poor family.

John Wilkes Booth was born

May 10, 1838

John Wilkes Booth was born on a farm in Bel Air, Maryland.

Lincoln's 2nd Inaugural Address

Mar 4, 1865

Lincoln delivered his second inaugural address at the U.S. Capitol. John Wilkes Booth attended the inauguration.

Booth plots to kidnap Lincoln

Mar 17, 1865

John Wilkes Booth plots to kidnap President Lincoln, hoping the confederate army prisoners will be returned.

End of Civil War

Apr 9, 1865

General Robert E. Lee of the Confederacy surrenders to Union General Ulysses S. Grant and the war is ended.

Lincoln is Assassinated

Apr 14, 1865

John Wilkes Booth shot President Abraham Lincoln in the back of the head at Ford's Theater in Washington. Booth then escaped to Maryland.

Lincoln is Pronounced Dead

Apr 15, 1865

Lincoln was transported across the street from Ford's Theater to Peterson Boarding house where he was pronounced dead at 7:22 am, the day after he was shot by Booth

Lincoln's Funeral

Apr 19, 1865

President Abraham Lincoln's funeral takes place at the White House with thousands of people grieving.

Booth is Shot

Apr 26, 1865

Soldiers tracked down Booth and found him hiding in a barn in Maryland. Booth was shot in the neck and killed.