John Wilkes Booth

John Wilkes Booth

Period: Jan 13, 1800 to Jan 13, 1900

Day of Birth

May 10, 1838

Born in Maryland

Baptist Chruch splits over Slavery Issue

Jan 14, 1845

Texas is Admitted to the Union

Dec 29, 1845

Texas is a Slave State

Free Soil Party is Formed

Jan 14, 1848

This party is opposed to slavery in the western territories.

Publication of Uncle Tom's Cabin

Mar 20, 1852

Written by Harriet Beecher Stowe

Baptized at Prodestant Episcopal Chruch

Jan 23, 1853

First Stage Debuet

Aug 14, 1855

His debuet was in Baltimore

Pro-Slavery Forces win election

Aug 14, 1855

John Brown's Raid on Harper's Ferry

Oct 16, 1859

John Brown is Hanged

Dec 2, 1859

Booth attends the hanging

Booth Joins Militia

Dec 8, 1859

The local militia is called The Richmond Grays

Shot in Thigh

Oct 12, 1860

Shot accidentily by Matthew Canning in Columbus, Geogia.
While they were practicing with a pistol.

Civil War Starts

Apr 12, 1861

Billed as Youngest Star in World:Pride of American People

Apr 11, 1863

First Preformance with his Brothers

Nov 25, 1864

The play was called "Julius Ceaser."

Attemps to Kidnap Lincoln

Mar 17, 1865

Last Appearance in Acting Career

Mar 18, 1865

Was at Ford's Theate.

Surrender of Confederate Army

Apr 9, 1865

Robert E. Lee surrenders at the Appomatox Courthouse to Ulysses S. Grant.

Assasanation of Lincoln

Apr 14, 1865

Ford's Theatre

Death

Apr 26, 1865

13th Amendment Abolishes Slavery

Dec 18, 1865