John wilkes booth plan

By William Surowiec

  • Booth and his Gang wanted to kidnap the president

    Booth wanted to at first kidnap the president and free him for a upper hand in the war.

  • Richmond fell to the Union

  • John Wilkes Booth left New York

  • Lincoln gave humorous speech to entertain audience

  • Grand illumination of washington for the Union victory

    Booth was enraged

  • Confederacy was dead

    Booth was depressed because of the loss of his side. Booth and his conspirators to kill the president and the vice president.

  • Booth heard of Lincoln at Ford's theatre

    at Booths hotell he got mail that informed him of Lincoln at Ford's. Booth gave a package to Surratt's tavern. The package would be picked up after the assassination.

  • Lincoln arrived at Ford's theatre without guards

    Perfect for booth to kill the president. Booth went into the theatre with a 44 caliber pistol and snuk to Lincoln's booth and shot him then jumped on the stage and hurt his leg and ran.

  • Powell Attacked Seward

    Less than a mile away Powell went to do his part in the triple assassination plot. Stabbed Seward in the mouth then escaped and got ditched by David Herold

  • George Atzerots Assassination

    Drank too much and decided not to kill the vice presidant

  • Booth shot Lincoln and escaped

    Booth went on the run with Herold

  • Lincoln Died