chasing lincoln's killer

  • war ends

    Robert E lee.surrenders to Ulysses Grant at the apptamox court house in virgina.this ends the civil war .that which made john wikes to become aggravated because he was a loyal follower of the confederate states,that happend one week after the confederate capital-richmond ,virgina-fell
  • washington celebration

    all the union,capital,washington,is in celebration of the union victory.there is a grand,and festive atmosphere throughout the entire city.There is also a grand parade that passes in front of the white house.
  • lincoln gets shot

    fords thearte on the evening of april 14,1865 at fords thearte around 10pm abraham lincoln was shot he was shot with a deringer psitol the bullet went into his left back side of his head and reached the back of his eye he was in the theatre in the president box with is wife and henry rathboren
  • lincoln dies

    abraham lincon dies at the petersen house across the street from fords theatre he died around 7:22am lincon was transfered to the excutive mansion in a plain pine box-lincon it was wrapped in an american flag there was no music or nothing
  • Mudds farmhouse

    booth and herold got to the mudd farm .there they were fed and able to rest,while they rest,the first calvary patrol would ride down from washington to maryland ,where mud farm is where it is located.The thirteenth new yorki calvary would go to the mudds farm,but by the time booth and herold exscaped
  • Black easter

    on easter sunday of 1865,washington went from rejoicing to mourning.all around the country ministers stayed up all night to write prayers,for lincon death.in the earlier part of the day booth and herold reched there next location to go to,the cox house.the cox house was owned by sammuel cox a fellow,loyal,confederate member.
  • aterzrot accidently reveals himself

    the event is important because ,other wise aterzrot would probably exscaped ,if he done this the manhut may never found him .
  • dana inores and imortant tip

    booth and herold got a better chance of survuing .if the lituinment dana had checked the tip,he probaly would of caught booth and ended the manhunt.
  • two left

    by April 17,1865 all booth helpers and henchman have been captured. this incudes marry suarrt,lewis powell,and geroge azerot.all these people was involved with lincoln assastionation .the only people who was not captured was booth,himself,and david herlod .A big reward was placed for who could find them.
  • the manuhunters investigate the mudd residentice

    the manhunters are finnaly following booth paths .also when the liutenant thinks that mudd is guilty of something.
  • atzerot arrested

    Atzerot confessed everything about what he knew,which helped the manhunters.both of booth accompiles captured,the manhunter put new energy into the manhunt.
  • booth and herlod wait in the pine thicket for another day

    it gave the manhunters another day to catch up with booth
  • booth and herold set sail for virigna again

    booth and hearold didnt relize they were going the wrong way and turned back.they might have been rowing alot longer than they did.after a while they probaly be captured.
  • booth and herold meet the soldiers and cross the rappahnnock

    the soldiers helped them cross the rapphnnock and find somewhere to rest.
  • layafette discover booth is in virgina

    if he havent been looking for clues,than the manhunter would dicovered that booth have corss the the potomac until it was too late.booth and herold may have invaded capture.
  • booth captrued

    booth got captured
  • booth and herold corss the potomac

    john wilkes booth and herold crossed the potomac river ,form maryland into virgina .there first result attemp them getting lost ,they had to wait to night once again to get to their next location they used the potomac river to get to garret fram.
  • the calvary arrrives in virgina

    they are catching up with herlod and booth soon they will catch up and capture them
  • booth is found

    the found booth on the 25th day at john garret tabacco house.on the 26th day new york calvary arrived for booth around 12:30 am booth refused to surrender,but herlod did get away.The calvary was forced to inflame the tabacco house,and finnaly booth ran out of it in a critical condiion .he dided minuets later after a soldier shot him.
  • hung

    four of booth helpers and henchman were hung.the four includer mary suratt,lewis powell,david herold,geroge aterzerdot.it was consierd the manhunt for the lincoln assian.