The Lincoln Assassination Picture: "The Assassination of President Lincoln - Currier and Ives 2" by Currier & Ives, 1865. - This image is available from the United States Library of Congress's Prints and Photographs division under the digital ID cph.3b49830.

April 14th, 1865 While attending a play at Ford’s Theater in Washington D.C., President Abraham Lincoln was shot Picture: "The Assassination of President Lincoln - Currier and Ives 2" by Currier & Ives, 1865. - This image is available from the United States Library of Congress's Prints and Photographs division under the digital ID cph.3b49830.

The Assassin John Wilkes Booth, an actor and Southerner Booth thought assassinating Northern leaders might give the Confederacy a chance to get back in the war Picture: "John Wilkes Booth-portrait" by Alexander Gardner - This image is available from the United States Library of Congress's Prints and Photographs division under the digital ID ppmsca.19233.

The Assassination A friend of Lincoln’s, Major Henry Rathbone, struggled with Booth in the President’s box Rathbone was stabbed, but would survive Picture: "Ford's Theater box" by Mathew Brady - http://eyeball-series.org/prezsec/prezsec-eyeball9.htm. Licensed under Public domain via Wikimedia Commons - http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ford%27s_Theater_box.jpg#mediaviewer/File:Ford%27s_Theater_box.jpg

The Assassination Booth jumped over a rail, broke his ankle, and shouted “Sic Semper Tyrannis” (Latin for thus always to tryants) Audience wasn’t sure what had happened Photo public domain: http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pga.05282

The Assassination Booth then escaped backstage, got on a horse he had waiting, and quickly got out of Washington D.C. Photo public domain: http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pga.05282

The Assassination A doctor in the audience would rush to the presidential box to try to help Lincoln He was carried across the street since his condition made travel too dangerous Photo public domain: http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pga.05282

The Assassination The following morning, April 15th, Lincoln passed away Picture: "Lincoln at his death bed" by Harper's Weekly - http://www.sonofthesouth.net/leefoundation/civil-war/1865/April/death-bed-abraham-lincoln.jpg. Licensed under Public domain via Wikimedia Commons - http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lincoln_at_his_death_bed.jpg#mediaviewer/File:Lincoln_at_his_death_bed.jpg

The Assassination At about the same time Lincoln was shot, a friend of Booth’s, Lewis Paine (also went by Lewis Powell), tries to kill U.S. Secretary of State William Seward Picture: "William Seward and Daughter Fanny" by Unknown - Carl Schurz, Reminiscences, Volume Two, McClure Publishing Co., 1907, facing p. 130; scanned by Bob Burkhardt. Licensed under Public domain via Wikimedia Commons - http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:William_Seward_and_Daughter_Fanny.png#mediaviewer/File:William_Seward_and_Daughter_Fanny.png William Henry Seward with his daughter, Fanny

The Assassination Seward’s two sons and daughter fought off Paine Seward is stabbed in the face, but survives Paine Escapes Picture: "FSewardLPaine" by National Police Gazette - http://mrlincolnswhitehouse.org/photo_credits.asp?photoID=1434&subjectID=4&ID=205. Licensed under Public domain via Wikimedia Commons - http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:FSewardLPaine.jpg#mediaviewer/File:FSewardLPaine.jpg One of Secretary of State William Henry Seward’s sons, Frederick, fighting off Lewis Paine

Co-conspirator George Atzerodt The Assassination Another co-conspirator, George Atzerodt, was to kill U.S. Vice President Andrew Johnson Instead he got scared and went to a saloon Picture: Alexander Gardner [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons Co-conspirator George Atzerodt

The Manhunt The assassination would lead to the largest manhunt in U.S. history Secretary of War Edwin Jackson, who had become a friend of Lincoln’s, would lead the effort to find Booth Picture: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AJohn_Wilkes_Booth_wanted_poster_colour.png See page for author [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

The Manhunt Booth and his friend, David Herold, would remain on the run for 12 days Would be surrounded in a barn in rural Virginia Herold surrendered Picture: "Garrett Farm" by Unknown, owned by NPS as stated here - John Wilkes Booth's Escape Route on The National Park Service site. Licensed under Public domain via Wikimedia Commons - http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Garrett_Farm.gif#mediaviewer/File:Garrett_Farm.gif The Garrett farm in Virginia, where John Wilkes Booth would be surrounced

The Manhunt A young soldier, Boston Corbett, would sneak up and shoot Booth in the back of the neck Booth’s last words, “Useless, Useless” The Manhunt Picture: "Boston Corbett - Brady-Handy" by Mathew Brady - Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division. Brady-Handy Photograph Collection. http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/cwpbh.03242. CALL NUMBER: LC-BH831- 2591 A[P&P]. Licensed under Public domain via Wikimedia Commons - http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Boston_Corbett_-_Brady-Handy.jpg#mediaviewer/File:Boston_Corbett_-_Brady-Handy.jpg Boston Corbett

The Aftermath Four surviving co-conspirators, Paine, Atzerodt, Herold, and Mary Surrat, were hanged Andrew Johnson becomes 17th president Picture: "Execution Lincoln assassins" by Alexander Gardner - This image is available from the United States Library of Congress's Prints and Photographs division under the digital ID cwpb.04230.

"Booth escape route" by Derivative work for Wikipedia by en:User:JGHowes, author of SVG: Kuara - Image:Booth escape route.png, Image:Flag of Virginia.svg, Image:Flag of Maryland.svg. Licensed under Public domain via Wikimedia Commons - http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Booth_escape_route.svg#mediaviewer/File:Booth_escape_route.svg

The Aftermath Andrew Johnson’s presidency would not be successful He was impeached, but escaped being removed from office by one vote in the Senate Picture: "Andrew Johnson photo portrait head and shoulders, c1870-1880" by Mathew Brady - Library of Congress., here. Licensed under Public domain via Wikimedia Commons - http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Andrew_Johnson_photo_portrait_head_and_shoulders,_c1870-1880.jpg#mediaviewer/File:Andrew_Johnson_photo_portrait_head_and_shoulders,_c1870-1880.jpg 17th President Andrew Johnson

Lincoln’s funeral train The Aftermath Lincoln’s body would be returned to his hometown Springfield, IL on a funeral train, retracing the path he took to Washington D.C. when elected Picture: "LincolnTrain" by Unknown - http://www.hearse.com/funeral_ceremonies/us.presidents/people/lincoln_president_abraham.html. Licensed under Public domain via Wikimedia Commons - http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:LincolnTrain.jpeg#mediaviewer/File:LincolnTrain.jpeg Lincoln’s funeral train

Further Discussion How will Lincoln’s assassination impact: The nation’s ability to heal after the Civil War? How freed slaves are treated? His legacy? Picture: "Gardner-Photo-Lincoln" by Alexander Gardner - Transferred from en.wikipedia. Licensed under Public domain via Wikimedia Commons - http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Gardner-Photo-Lincoln.jpg#mediaviewer/File:Gardner-Photo-Lincoln.jpg

The Lincoln Assassination Bibliography "Lincoln Papers: Lincoln Assassination: Introduction." Lincoln Papers: Lincoln Assassination: Introduction. N.p., n.d. Web. 06 Sept. 2014. <http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/alhtml/alrintr.html>. "President Abraham Lincoln Assassination." President Abraham Lincoln Assassination. N.p., n.d. Web. 06 Sept. 2014. <http://americancivilwar.com/north/abraham_lincoln_assassination.html> The Lincoln Assassination