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Willie's Death
Abraham Lincoln's son dies at age eleven -
Booth plans to Ambush the Carriage
Booth had false information and instead of attacking him on the road, Lincoln was giving a speech at the hotel Booth lived in! -
Lincoln Annouces He's Coming to Ford's Theatre
Abraham Lincoln sends a messenger to Ford's theatre saying he and his wife will be coming to see Our American Cousin play live along with Major Rathbone and Clara Harris. -
Visiting Mary Surratt
Booth asks Mary to deliver a package and prepare guna and ammunitions for him to pick up as he rode out of Washington later that night. -
Booth Suits Up
Booth chose his weapons and mentally prepared himself. He chose a Deringer .44 caliber, single shot, muzzle-loading pistol that could ony be fired once. His back up weapon was a Rio Grande knife. He dressed in all black and carried a few small items with him such as pictures of his 5 favorite girlfriends. -
The Planning of Murder
The men gothered to plan who they would kill. John Wilkes Booth was to kill the president (successful), George Azerodt was to kill the vice president (fail), Lewis Powell and David Herold were to kill the secretary of state (fail). -
Lincoln Arrives at the Theatre
Lincoln and his companions arrive at the theatre late (8:30) and he is seated in a box high above the stage. -
Booth Relaxes
He hands his horse to a fellow actor and goes to have one last drink before the assassination. -
Lincoln is Killed
Booth quietly slips into the presidential box to kill the president. As Harry Hawke speaks a comical line, Booth walks up and shoots the president in the back of the head. -
Rathbone Fights Back
Rathbone is accustomed to the sound of gunshots and immediately jumps up only to be confronted by Booth. Booth swings the knife down and slices open Rathbones arm. Booth makes a run for it and jumps out of the presidents box onton the stage below. -
Seward is Attacked
Powell enters the Seward house in an atempt to murder the man. He discovers that his daughter and a Sergeant were in the room watching over him. The sergeant was stabbed a couple of times and Seward cheek was slashed open and as Powell fled on a horse he realized he had failed. -
Samuel A. Mudd
Booth and Herold arrive at Dr. Mudds house very early in the morning and it turns out that Booth's leg is broken. -
Lincoln Dies
Abraham Lincoln dies from his bullet wound at 7:22 in the morning. -
Booth and Herold arrive at the Cox Household
They arrive at the household and are pointed in the direction of an old spy that can get them across the river. -
Booth and Herold meet Jones
They are taken to a thicket where they will spend the next few days before they continue their journey again. -
More Arrests
Sam Arnold, Michael O'Laughlen, and Edmond Spangler were arrested for being previously involved with Booth. -
Lincoln's Funeral
Lincolns funeral was held in Washington and many people gethered in his honor. -
Powell is Arrested
Powell arrives at Mary Surratts house and is caught in a lie and gets arrested with no resistence. -
Azerodt's Arrest
Azerodt is arrested at his cousin's house and confesses everything. -
Garrett's Farm
Booth spends the first night at Garrett's farm. -
the Barn
Booth is forced to spend the night in a locked barn and is about to be captured and killed. -
Booth is Trapped
Booth gets trapped in a burning barn and a man named Corbett shoots him which leads to Booth being paralyzed and soon his death.