Chasing Lincoln's killer

  • The last photo was taken of Abraham Lincoln

  • Richmond, Virginia capital of the confederate states of America fell into union hands

  • General Lee and his men surrendered

  • Lincoln made a speech which provoked more violent talk

  • All of Washington celebrated the end of the war

  • Booth came up with a plot to assassinate Lincoln

  • Plotted to kil the vice president johnson and the secretary of state

  • at 10:00 p.m. Booth assassinated LIncoln while his henchmen went after the other top leaders of the union

  • Booth and Herold arrived at Samuel A. Mudd's farm

  • at 7:22 A.M. LIncoln passed away from his injuries

  • Mudd guided Booth and Herold to the door of Samuel Cox

  • Booth became the closest he had ever been to being captured by the calvary

  • Abraham Lincoln's funeral took place

  • two teams of of detectivs had searched George Atzerodt's room and were planning to raid him

  • Dr. Samuel A. Mudd was arrested and was awaiting trial

  • Booth became paralized by his wound in the neck and died

  • Sergt. Boston Corbett shot Booth in the neck

  • The long chase for lincoln's killer is finally over when the 14th calvary captures Booth

  • Booth's other helpers Edman Spangler, Michael O'Laughlen, Samuel Arnold, and Dr Samuel Mudd, recieved prison sentences

  • Booth's accomplices Mary Suratt, Lewis Powel, David Herold, and George Atzerodt wer hanged for their association with the assassination of President Lincoln