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Tragic Ending of Lincoln's Career
A long historical retelling marks the Ford's Theatre murder of Abraham Lincoln by John Wilkes Booth on April 14 1865 detailing Booths plan in the assassination the pursuit of Booth and his capture and death the national response and the fate of Booths body with references to Surratt Atzerodt Payne Herold and Stanton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abraham Lincoln
Ford
Washington
National Capital
Assnseln
John Wilkes Booth
Lincoln
Booth
Benjamin ‘Wells
Laura Keene
Mr. Lincoln
Seward
O'Loughlin
Stanton
K Street
General Grant
Payne
Herold
Navy Yard
Atzerodt
National Hotel
Johnson
Grant
House of
Treasury Department
Mr. Stanton
John A. Dix
New York
National Center
Augur
Department of Washington
Richards
Maryland
Richmond
Lee
Confederacy
Mary Surratt
Surratt
Atzeroil
Madd
Spangler
Secretary of War
Surratt Aml
Heer
Matthias Point
Port Conway
Nappahannock
Port Royal
Caroline County
Garret
Conger