Chasing Lincolns Killer

  • Thomas Jones

    After keeping the secrets for over 20 years decides to make a book about his own adventures with John W. Booth.
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    The civil war

    The war between the North and South of the United States began and ended in a 4 year span.
  • Abaham licoln's 701 word speech

    The president gave a small speech that only had 701 words
  • Richmond, Vrginia

    The capital of the confederate states of America fell to the Union.
  • The official death of Abraham Lincoln

    The presidents offical time of death was 7:22 am.
  • Black Easter

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    The hunt for John W.Booth

    After killing the president, the assasin went on the run for 12 days. Some of those with a broken leg.
  • John Harrison Surratt's capture

    Was captured after being tracked through Canada to Europe then chased to Egypt.
  • New reputation

    After he was freed from jail, people considered him a coward who abandoned his mother to die.
  • Reunion

    President Andrew Johnson gave John W. Booth's body to his brother, Edwin Booth.
  • Confession

    Dr. Samuel A. Mudd confessed to Samuel Cox Jr. that he knew eactly who man with the injury that showed up at his door that night in 1865 was.

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