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1 The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln Monday, November 1, 2010

2 Richmond in Ruins April, 1865

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4 Lincoln Entering Richmond April 3, 1865

5 Lee surrenders to Grant April 9, 1865

6 Our American Cousin Play at Ford’s Theater

7 Laura Keene Star of Our American Cousin

8 Mary Todd Lincoln Wife of Abraham Lincoln

9 General Ulysses S. Grant and wife, Julia Refused the Lincoln’s invitation to go to the theater

10 Edwin Stanton Lincoln’s Secretary of War Also declined the invitation of Lincoln

11 Major Henry Reed Rathbone Accepts the invitation with his fiancee, Clara Harris

12 Clara Harris Fiancee to Henry Rathbone

13 Ford’s Theater Washington, D.C., 1865

14 Presidential Box Ford’s Theater

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16 William H. Crook Regular Bodyguard of President Lincoln Was haunted by final conversation with Lincoln

17 Where was John F. Parker? National Park Service Sketch of Hallway that led to Lincoln’s Box

18 Ford’s Theater Taltavul's Star Saloon on Right

19 Edman “Ned” Spangler Will be Sentenced to 6 years in Prison

20 “Peanut John” holding Booth’s Horse

21 Alley behind Ford’s Theater

22 John Wilkes Booth Lincoln’s assassin

23 Lincoln Assassination

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25 Reported by Harper’s Weekly

26 The Murder Weapon

27 Booth’s Blade Knife used to injure Major Rathbone

28 Booth’s Escape

29 THE NAVY YARD BRIDGE USED BY BOOTH AND HEROLD TO ESCAPE

30 David Herold Booth Co-Conspirator Will Help Hide Booth after the Assassination Also leads co-conspirator, Lewis Powell/Payne to Secretary of State, William Seward’s Home

31 William Seward Lincoln’s Secretary of State Injured Badly by Lewis Powell/Payne

32 Lewis Powell/Payne Attacked Seward

33 Struggle at the Seward’s

34 George Atzerodt Supposed to kill Andrew Johnson

35 Vice-President Andrew Johnson Survives due to Atzerodt’s failure to carry out plan

36 Dr. Charles Leale Seated below Lincoln’s Box First Doctor to Attend to the Injured President

37 Dr. Albert King Attended to the wounded president

38 Dr. Charles Sabin Taft Doctor who attended to wounded president

39 The Petersen Boarding House Lincoln is carried here after doctors determine he cannot recover from his wound

40 Lincoln at the Petersen House

41 Mary Surratt’s Tavern Booth’s First Stop

42 Mary Surratt Only Woman Executed in Lincoln Conspiracy

43 Dr. Samuel Mudd Sets broken leg of Booth Will be Sentenced to Life in Prison

44 Samuel Mudd’s Farm House

45 Samuel Arnold Lincoln Conspirator Sentenced to Life Imprisonment

46 Michael O’Laughlen Lincoln Conspirator Sentenced to Life Imprisonment Died in Prison

47 John Surratt Fled to Canada Never Tried for His Suspected Role

48 Lincoln’s Deathbed Taken Minutes after his death

49 Lincoln’s Hat Found in his box at the theater

50 Contents of Lincoln’s Pockets

51 Booth’s Escape

52 The Garrett Farmhouse

53 Garrett Barn is Set On Fire Booth vows not to be taken

54 Sergeant Boston Corbett Shot Booth in the neck Leads to the death of Booth

55 Mortally Wounded by Boston Corbett, Booth is dragged from the burning barn

56 A dying John Wilkes Booth on Garrett’s Porch


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