John Wilkes Booth timeline

By Brian Rutz

  • Booth received a letter

    The letter provided the information he needed. It said that the Lincoln's were coming to Ford's Theatre that night.

  • Booth planned everything

    He had to know everything to execute his plan. He took his time to plan perfectly.

  • Booth checked everything out before the assassination.

    Booth went to the boarding house a few blocks away from Ford's.

  • Booth walked into Ford's theatre and shot the president

    He shot the president and fled the theatre through the back.

  • Booth escaped on horseback

    He went down the alleys and across the bridge into the country.