John Wilkes Booth timeline

  • 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.