1. Lincoln’s Assassination

2. Lincoln Before the War

3. Lincoln before the war

4. Lincoln at the end of the war

5. Before and After

6. The Plot to Kidnap Lincoln
Originally, he was to be kidnapped and used in prisoner exchange
Once it was clear the war was over, the plan changed to the assassination of several northern leaders

7. John Wilkes Booth Ringleader Famous Shakespearean actor
Well-known, recognizable
Father, Junius and Mother, Mary also actors, immigrants from England
Brothers Edwin and Junius Jr. were also actors
Family was from Maryland—supported the Union
Booth was a southern sympathizer but promised his mother he would not join the southern army

8. More on John Wilkes Booth
Booth and his brothers
Booth and Lincoln had actually crossed paths before
Lincoln saw Booth perform
Booth was at Lincoln’s second inauguration

9. Lincoln’s 2nd Inauguration

10. The Assassination Plot
Booth would kill Lincoln
George Azerodt would kill Vice-President Johnson
Lewis Powell would kill Secretary of State Seward
David Herold would assist in the escape
Grant was also to be killed, but he was not in Washington, D.C. at the time

11. The Assassination Plot
The goal was to kill northern leadership and inspire/encourage the Confederate Army to continue the war
Other conspirators include John Surratt, Mary Surratt

12. Surratt’s Involvement
Mary Surratt owned a boardinghouse in Washington, D.C. where the conspirators met

13. Lincoln and his assassin

14. Johnson and his would-be assassin
Andrew Johnson
George Atzerodt

15. Seward and his would-be assassin

16. Surratt’s Involvement
Surratt also owned a tavern in Maryland where Booth and Herold stopped after the assassination to pick up weapons that Mary left for them

17. Mary Surratt and son John

18. April 14th, 1865
Lincoln decides to attend Ford’s Theater to see a play called “Our American Cousin”
He was celebrating the end of the war
Grant was to be his guest but could not attend
Henry Rathbone and his fiancé take his place

19. April 14th, 1865
Booth spends time at the hotel next door and then enters the theater without question
Since he is a well-known actor, he is very knowledgeable about the theater and the play
He waits for a moment during the dialogue when there would be laughter

20. Ford’S Theater Today

21. Ford’s Theater in 1865

22. The scene of the crime

23. The Scene of the Crime Today

24. Artist’s Rendering

25. At the exact moment Booth pulled the trigger, Lincoln turned his head to the left/downward, as if looking to the crowd
This led to the bullet lodging in his head in a particular position that limited bleeding
Many in the theater had no idea what had happened until…

26. Booth Leaps off of the stage and breaks his leg

28. As he stands on the stage he shouts “Sic Semper Tyrannis”
This is the state motto of Virginia
It means, “Thus forever to tyrants”
It was attributed to Brutus at the death of Caesar and was chosen by Virginia as a message to King George

29. Before jumping, Booth and Rathbone struggled for a few seconds before Booth stabbed the Major in the shoulder and arm
After making his statement, he exits the theater in the back, where he has a horse waiting for him
He should not have been allowed to leave the city due to curfews during the war
A guard, not aware of the news or the identity of Booth, lets him pass into Maryland
All 3 assassins were to meet, along with accomplice David Herold, but not everything went according to plan

30. The Vice President George Atzerodt was assigned to kill Johnson
Atzerodt checked in to the same hotel as Johnson and actually had a room just above the VP, but after sitting at the hotel bar for a few hours, left and never carried out the assassination

31. Secretary of State William Seward
Seward was in a carriage accident days before the assassination attempt
He was bedridden in his Washington home
He children, a butler, and guard were home with him

32. The Seward Attempt
Pretending to deliver medicine, Lewis Powell knocked on the door of the Seward home with a revolver and knife on him
The butler was suspicious, but let him in
Once inside, he attacked Seward’s 2 sons and daughter—Frederick first
He has major head injuries, but survives

33. Fred Seward

34. The Seward Attempt
Seward’s other son and daughter are injured, as well as the butler, and a delivery man who was stabbed in the back
The worst injuries were suffered by Seward himself, who was bedridden and unable to move or defend himself

35. The Seward Attempt
Powell enters his dark bedroom and stabs repeatedly into the bed
Seward was wearing a metal neck brace because of his carriage accident—this probably saved his life
He is stabbed/slashed across his cheek
He falls off the bed and rolls underneath it to save himself

36. The Seward Attempt
Powell escapes from the house and shouts “I’m mad, I’m mad!” as he gets on his horse (provided by David Herold, who ran away when he heard screams) and rides away

37. Seward Before & After

38. William Seward
After the attack, Seward preferred to be photographed with only his left side showing

39. Lincoln After being shot, several doctors examined him
Because of the location of the wound, it did not bleed much and doctor’s were unsure of his injury
He was carried next door to the Petersen House

40. Where Lincoln Died

41. The Aftermath
Immediately, the nation goes on alert to look for Booth and his conspirators
Booth and Herold had passed into Maryland and stopped first at the Surratt Tavern to get weapons and supplies
They next moved on the home of Dr. Samuel Mudd
Mudd offered medical assisstance
Mudd claimed he did know Booth or that he had committed the crime
He would later be arrested and imprisoned

42. The Aftermath Booth and Herold hide in a swamp for several days
The are given food and supplies from a southern sympathizer
On April 20, in darkness, they attempt to row across the Potomac to Virginia
The end up landing in Maryland again

43. The Search for Booth

44. Map of the Escape Route

45. the Escape
Fortunately for Booth, he and Herold encounter southern sympathizers in Maryland and are able to stay safe another night before crossing over to Virginia
In Virginia, they stay at the home of Mrs. Elizabeth Quesenberry
The next night, they forcibly remove a free African-American from his home and stay there
Next, he and Herold were taken to Garrett farm, where Booth spent 2 nights, and Herold, 1

46. the Escape During this time, the US Army was one step behind
After questioning some of those who had helped Booth escape, a cavalry unit from NY tracked him down at Garrett’s Farm
He refused to come out of the tobacco barn where he was hiding
Herold surrendered and was captured

47. Garrett’s Farm and the man who killed Booth
Boston Corbett

48. Booth is Killed
When Booth refuses to leave the barn, it is set on fire
Suddenly, a shot is fired
Boston Corbett shoots Booth in the neck
He is alive, but paralyzed
He dies within hours
His last words are “Useless, Useless”

49. The Other Conspirators
David Herold was captured when Booth was killed
George Atzerodt, Lewis Powell, and Mary Surratt are arrested
Other lesser conspirators, such as Dr. Mudd, and others who helped with Booth’s escape, are also arrested
Aztzerodt, Powell, Herold, and SUrratt are sentenced to hang

50. The Execution

51. The Execution

52. The Execution
Notice the person on the left is wearing a dress—she was the 1st woman executed by the US government

53. Lincoln’s Funeral

54. Lincoln’s Funeral

55. Lincoln’s Funeral

56. Lincoln’s Funeral
Lincoln?

57. Henry Rathbone
He and his fiance, Clara Harris, were Lincoln’s guests at Ford’s Theater
Major Rathbone tried to fight off Booth but was stabbed and severely injured
Rathbone later recovers and marries Harris but becomes mentally unstable
He shoots his wife and stabs himself, some say he never got over the Lincoln assassination and was re-enacting it

58. Henry Rathbone
He spends the remainder of his life in an institution

59. The Lincoln/Kennedy Similarities

60. The Lincoln/Kennedy Similarities
Lincoln elected to Congress in 1846
Lincoln elected President in 1860
Lincoln lost a child while living in the White House
Kennedy elected to Congress in 1946
Kennedy elected President in 1960
Kennedy lost a child while living in the White House

61. The Lincoln/Kennedy Similarities
Lincoln was killed on a Friday
Lincoln was shot in the back of his head in the presence of his wife
Kennedy was killed on a Friday
Kennedy was shot in the back of the head in the presence of his wife

62. The Lincoln/Kennedy Similarities
Lincoln was directly concerned with civil rights
Lincoln’s assassin was killed before going to trial
Kennedy was directly concerned with civil rights
Kennedy’s assassin was killed before going to trial

63. The Lincoln/Kennedy Similarities
Lincoln has a secretary named Kennedy who told him not to go to the theater
Lincoln was shot in the Ford Theater
Kennedy had a secretary named Lincoln who told him not to go to Dallas (where he was shot)
Kennedy was shot while riding in a Lincoln, made by Ford

64. The Lincoln/Kennedy Similarities
Lincoln’s assassin—John Wilkes Booth—was known by 3 names, comprised of 15 letters
Kennedy’s assassin—Lee Harvey Oswald—was known by 3 names, comprised of 15 letters

65. The Lincoln/Kennedy Similarities
Booth shot Lincoln in a theater and was captured in a warehouse (tobacco barn)
Oswald shot Kennedy from a warehouse and was captured in a theater

66. The Lincoln/Kennedy Similarities
Lincoln’s successor was Andrew Johnson, born in 1808
Kennedy’s successor was Lyndon Johnson, born in 1908

67. The Lincoln/Kennedy Similarities
Both presidents had 7 letters in their names
Both were over 6 feet tall, were athletic
Both liked to quote Shakespeare & the Bible
Both had genetic diseases
Both served in the military as boat captains
Both received many death threats

68. The Lincoln/Kennedy Similarities
Both were shot on a Friday before a holiday
Both were in the company of another couple when they were shot (Rathbone & Harris with Lincoln and the Connollys with Kennedy
Both died in a place with the intitials PH—Lincoln in the Petersen House and Kennedy at Parkland Hospital

69. The Lincoln/Kennedy Similarities
Both were buried in mahogany coffins
Both were carried on the same caisson
Mrs. Kennedy ordered that her husband’s funeral mirror Lincoln’s as closely as possible

70. The Lincoln/Kennedy Similarities
Both presidents were related to senators
After the assassination, Lincoln’s son moved to 3014 N St. in Georgetown
After the assassination, Kennedy’s son moved to 3017 N St. in Georgetown
Both presidents were related to Democratic Attorneys General from Harvard

71. The Lincoln/Kennedy Similarities
Both wives were known for fashion and spending money
Both renovated the White House
Each couple had 4 children, two of whom died before becoming a teen
Lincoln had sons named Robert and Edward
Kennedy had brothers named Robert and Edward

72. The Lincoln/Kennedy Similarities
Both were named for their grandfathers
Both were second children
Both lost a sister before becoming President
Both were in their thirties when the married dark-haired women in their twenties
Both wives were from socially prominent familes
Both wives spoke French

73. The Lincoln/Kennedy Similarities
Both presidents knew men named Adlai Stevenson
Both were related to British Ambassadors
Both knew a doctor named Charles Taft
Both presidents knew a Billy Graham
Both won the presidency will less than a majority of voters
Both were involved in famous debates
Both had the legality of their election challenged

74. The Lincoln/Kennedy Similarities
The concession operator at Ford’s Theater was Joseph “Peanuts” Burroughs
The concession operator at the Texas theater where Oswald was caught was Butch Burroughs
Men named Oswald and Payne (sometimes spelled Paine) helped Booth to escape or plan
L.H. Oswald got his job from a woman named Paine

75. The Lincoln/Kennedy Similarities
The Vice Presidents
Both were southern Democrats named Johnson
Both were born in the ’08 year
Both had 6 letters in their first names
Both were large, athletic men
Both had 2 daughters and were in the military
Both became president in their mid-fifties

76. The Lincoln/Kennedy Similarities
The Vice Presidents
Both were distrusted by the dead president’s cabinet
Both faced (or would have faced) re-election to opponents with a G—Grant and Goldwater
Both decided not to run again in ‘68

77. The Lincoln/Kennedy Similarities
Assassins
Both were killed with a single shot by a Colt revolver in a blaze of light
Both were shot before their version of events could be heard
Both were killed by lone fanatics
Both killers of the assassins had changed their names

78. The Lincoln/Kennedy Similarities
The Assassins
Both were in their mid-twenties
Both lost their fathers at a young age
Both had 2 brothers
Both were privates in the military
Both sympathized with enemies of the USA
Both used an alias
Both were detained by a man named Baker