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Booth shot President Abraham Lincoln
Booth shot Lincoln at Ford's theater. "The bullet struck him in the head, on the lower left side, just below the ear". "The ball ripped through his chestnut-colored hair, cut the skin, penetrated the skull, and because of the angle of Lincoln's head at the moment of impact, made a diagonal tunnel through Lincoln's brain". -
Lewis Powell's attempt to assassinate Secretary of State
Lewis Powell said he was a messenger for medicine so he could get into the Secretary of state's house to assassinate him. "The blade slashed open Seward's check so viciously that the skin hung from a flap, exposing his teeth and fractured jawbone". -
Booth fled out of Washington to the Navy Yard Bridge
After the assassination of Abraham Lincoln Booth fled to the Navy Yard Bridge so he could leave Washington to go to Maryland. Sergeant Silas T. Cobb had orders to allow no one to cross the bridge after dark. Booth was an actor and prepared himself for his performance for the Sergeant. -
Booth and Herold reached Mudd's farm
Booth and Herold went to Mudd's farm to get medical attention for Booth's leg because when he assassinated Booth he jumped off the president's box and hurt his leg. -
Bringing the president home after his death
After Lincoln died Stanton ordered soldiers to transport the president back to the Executive Mansions. He was moved in a plain -
Lincoln took his last breath
"His heart stopped beating 7:22 and 10 seconds". The doctors thought Lincoln had died many times during the night. After Lincoln died Stanton cut a piece of Lincoln's hair off for Mrs. Welles. -
Successful day of the three day manhunt
With the arrests of Sam Arnold, Micheal O'Laughlen, and Edman Spangler was closed as the most successful day in the manhunt. Arnold was a schoolmate of Booth's and confessed that he knew about the old plot but not the assassination. Micheal O'Laughlen was a friend of Booth's and he was also particapated in the kidnapping plot. Edman Spangler was the stagehand from Ford's theater and got arrest for holding the reins of Booth's horse. -
Calvary followed up on a tip
From a stale tip a cavalry officer decided to follow up on a mysterious strangers who stopped by Dr.Mudd's farm. "The lieuten decided Mudd was guilty of something and he would arrest him sooner or later". -
Raid of George Atzerodt
Two teams of detectives were going to raid George Atzerodt. He knew that the detectives would search his hotel room finding his connection to Booth. "He had foolishly aroused suspicion when he made unusual comments about the assassination over dinner in the presence of guests". -
Booth and Herold crossed the Potomac River
Booth and Herold finally stepped foot on Virginia soil. After another night of delay they crossed the Potomac River steering correctly this time. -
Went to doctor Stuart's house
After crossing the Potomac River Booth and Herold went to Dr.Stuart's house but he refused to help Booth with his leg. But let them stay for dinner.. -
Went to Stuart's neighbors house
After they got kicked out of Dr. Stuart's house they went to a neighbor of Stuart's Lucas he was a man of color. He agreed to help them with transportation by renting a team of horses and a wagon and his son would be the driver. Booth had to threaten Lucas with violence for them to be able to stay the night. -
Asked a fisherman to give them a ride across the Rappahannock River to Port Royal
Booth and Herold reached Port Conway they stopped at a fisherman's house William Rollins. They would ask him to take them across the Rappahannock River to Port Royal. While they were waiting to go on the boat there stood three tall figures on top of a hill. "The jackets the soldiers wore were not the blue of the union soldiers they were confederate soldiers. Herold told the soldiers " we are assassinators of the president!" -
Reaching Port Conway Willie Jett, Ruggles, Bainbridge, and the fugitives went to Locust Hill
Booth, Willie Jett, Ruggles, Bainbridge, and Herold rode to Locust Hill and said that Booth was a wounded Confederate soldier. "Here is a wounded Confederate solider that we want you to take care of for a day or so will you do it". The Garrett's decided to help this confederate soldier because his son came back from the war so he was repaying the favor. -
Booth dies at the Garrett's farm
While Booth and Herold stayed another night at the Garrett's farm they said that they couldn't stay in the house so they stayed in their barn. John thought that they were scheming to steal their horses in the night so they locked the fugtives in their barn. The sound of hooves and metal reached them. Booth got shot by Corbeet in the burning barn.
