Chasing Lincoln's Killer Flashcards
Where on Lincoln’s body was he shot?
He was shot behind his ear and into his brain.
Where was John Wilkes Booth when he was killed?
He was in a barn at a tobacco farm in virginia.
What was the name of the theater where Lincoln was shot? Where was it located?
Ford’s Theater in Washington D.C.
Who finally told the police where Booth was?
Mr. Garret
How did the soldiers try to get Booth out of the tobacco barn?
By setting it on fire.
Who killed Abraham Lincoln?
John Wilkes Booth
What day was Lincoln assassinated?
April 14, 1865 (Friday before Easter)
Why did Booth want to kill Lincoln?
Booth was sympathetic to the Confederate cause (keeping slavery) and was absolutely crushed at the South’s surrender to the North.
Who was John Wilkes Booth?
Booth was a famous actor on the stage. He was well known to many. He was depressed after the surrender of the South and all of the celebrating surrounding him in Washington.
What did Booth originally plan to do to Lincoln?
He created a plot to kidnap President Lincoln and use him for leverage in exchange for Confederate prisoners. He recruited several others to help in this plot. His plot failed accidentally, when Lincoln’s travel plans changed.
Why did Booth choose to kill Lincoln instead?
After the fall of the Confederacy, he then planned to kill Lincoln and in doing so, urge on the South to keep fighting and reverse the Emancipation Proclamation – reinstate slavery.
How was Booth was injured during the assassination?
He broke his leg jumping from the balcony, making his escape slow-moving
How long did the hunt for Booth last?
12 days
What happened to all of those who helped Booth in his cause?
Many who helped Booth on his escape were imprisoned. All but eight were eventually released. Four served jail time and four were hung for their part in the assassination conspiracy. Those hung were: Mary Surratt, Lewis Powell, David Herold, and George Atzerodt.
How did the manhunt finally end?
It ended at the Garrett farm in Virginia. The Garret family had agreed to house and feed Booth and Herold, thinking they were Confederate soldiers on their way to join a Confederate unit and continue fighting.
They grew uncertain of their visitors the Garrett’s asked them to move to the barn to sleep for the night. They locked them in the barn, fearful they would steal their horses.
Before dawn the cavalry arrived and cornered Booth and Herold in the barn.
Herold eventually gave himself up and Booth was shot as the barn burned around him. He was shot by Boston Corbett.
