Booth's Plan on Killing Lincoln By kayleekim_ Nov 9, 1864 Booth visits Bryantown tavern in Southern Maryland Mar 17, 1865 Booth and his henchmen plan on ambushing Lincoln's carriage at gunpoint on a deserted road Apr 9, 1865 Confederate General Robert E. Lee and the army of Northern Virginia surrendered to the Union General Grant Apr 11, 1865 A parade of a few thousand people had bands and banners and they assembled on the semicircular and in front of the Executive Mansion Apr 14, 1865 At 10:00 pm, Booth and his henchmen would throw chaos to the Union government and kill its top leaders Apr 14, 1865 About 9:00 pm, John Wilkes Booth was waiting for President Lincoln outside Apr 14, 1865 John Wilkes Booth shoots a bullet inside of Abraham Lincoln's head and stabs Rathbone