Thomas H. "Boston" Corbett was an American soldier and milliner who, on April 26, 1865, killed John Wilkes Booth, the assassin of President Abraham Lincoln.
Corbett c. 1864–1865
A photograph of Corbett in his Union Army uniform.
An 1865 wanted poster for John Wilkes Booth, John Surratt, and David Herold.
"The killing of Booth, the assassin—the dying murderer drawn from the barn where he had taken refuge, on Garrett's farm, near Port Royal, Va., April 26, 1865" (Frank Leslie's Illustrated News)
Hat-making or millinery is the design, manufacture and sale of hats and other headwear. A person engaged in this trade is called a milliner or hatter.
Boston Corbett
…Thomas H. "Boston" Corbett (January 29, 1832 – disappeared c. May 26, 1888) was an American soldier and milliner who, on April 26, 1865, killed John Wilkes Booth, the assassin of President Abraham Lincoln. Known for his devout religious beliefs and eccentric…
Millinery Department at the Lion Store of Toledo, Ohio, 1900s
The Millinery Shop by Edgar Degas (1879/86)