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Booth and his Gang wanted to kidnap the president
Booth wanted to at first kidnap the president and free him for a upper hand in the war. -
Richmond fell to the Union
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John Wilkes Booth left New York
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Lincoln gave humorous speech to entertain audience
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Grand illumination of washington for the Union victory
Booth was enraged -
Confederacy was dead
Booth was depressed because of the loss of his side. Booth and his conspirators to kill the president and the vice president. -
Booth heard of Lincoln at Ford's theatre
at Booths hotell he got mail that informed him of Lincoln at Ford's. Booth gave a package to Surratt's tavern. The package would be picked up after the assassination. -
Lincoln arrived at Ford's theatre without guards
Perfect for booth to kill the president. Booth went into the theatre with a 44 caliber pistol and snuk to Lincoln's booth and shot him then jumped on the stage and hurt his leg and ran. -
Powell Attacked Seward
Less than a mile away Powell went to do his part in the triple assassination plot. Stabbed Seward in the mouth then escaped and got ditched by David Herold -
George Atzerots Assassination
Drank too much and decided not to kill the vice presidant -
Booth shot Lincoln and escaped
Booth went on the run with Herold -
Lincoln Died