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8:00 pm April 14th 1865
Our American Cousin begins. Lincoln and guests have not yet arrived. -
8:30pm April 14th 1865
Lincoln and his guests arrive at Ford's theatre -
10:13 April 14th 1865
Booth arrives at theatre and shoots Lincoln -
Lewis Powell attempts to murder secretary of state
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10:35 April 14th 1865
Booth rode Navy Yard Bridge into Maryland -
1:10 am April 15th 1865
Edwin M. Stanton begins manhunt -
4 am April 15th 1865
Booth arrives in Surrattsville, Maryland -
7:22 April 15 1865
Lincoln is officially proclaimed dead -
4 am April 16th 1865
Samuel Cox finds Booth and Herold -
April 1865
George Atzerodt is arrested -
April 23rd 1865
Booth and Herold reach VIrginia -
April 24th 1865
Booth and Herold reach Garrett's fram -
April 26th 1865
Booth and Herold are discovered at Garrett's farm -
April 26th 1865
Booth dies on Garretts's barn