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John Father
John Wilkes Booths father died and John decided to drop out of his studys at St. Timothys Hall. -
Acting
John Wilkes Booth decides to follow in his brothers footsteps and purse an acting career. -
Milita
John is a very strong supporter of slavery and he joined the Richmond, Virginia militia. -
The Kidnap
Booth is planning to kidnap Licoln with the help of some confederate army prisonoers. The plan to kidnap the President will not be carried out. -
War Has Ended
The Civil War has now ended and John and his partners meet to plan the assination of President Licoln. -
Day of Assination
Booth was picking up his mail at Fords Theatre, when he overheard say Licoln will be attending a show there later that day. Booth spends the next 8 hours of the day planning and gathering supplies with his partners Powell and Atzerodt. -
The Killing
Booth attends the show. He walks up to Licolns Presidential balcony and shoots him in the back of the head. Booth jumps off the balcony and breaks his leg but he escapes out of town on horseback. -
The Day After
Booth and one of his partners Herald plan to cross the Potomic River and go into Virginia and stay at a sympethetic Southerners house for a while. During the night they lose their way and don't make it to Virginia, instead they end up back in Maryland. -
Getting to Virginia
Booth and Herald finally get to Virginia and Confederate soldiers helped them cross the Potomic River. Then John and Herald stay in a barn owned by Richard Garrett. -
John Wilkes Booth Death
Union soldiers close in on the barn where Booth and Herald were staying. Herald surrenders but Booth tries to escape, and is shot in the neck. John Wilkes Booth dies the next day on April, 26th 1865.
