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John Wilkes Booth
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John Wilkes Booth was an American stage actor who assassinated United States president Abraham Lincoln at Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C., on April 14, 1865. During the American Civil War he served
Booth, c. 1865
Booth, c. 1865
Tudor Hall in 1865
Tudor Hall in 1865
The Richmond Theatre, Richmond, Virginia in 1858, when Booth, who had started acting in 1855, made his first stage appearance there in the repertory c
The Richmond Theatre, Richmond, Virginia in 1858, when Booth, who had started acting in 1855, made his first stage appearance there in the repertory company
A carte de visite of John Wilkes Booth
A carte de visite of John Wilkes Booth
Boston Corbett
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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.
John Wilkes Booth
…rural Virginia. Booth's companion David Herold surrendered, but Booth maintained a standoff. After the authorities set the barn ablaze, Union soldier Boston Corbett fatally shot him in the neck. Paralyzed, he died a few hours later. Of the eight conspirators later convicted, four were hanged. Booth's parents were…
Corbett c. 1864–1865
Corbett c. 1864–1865
A photograph of Corbett in his Union Army uniform.
A photograph of Corbett in his Union Army uniform.
An 1865 wanted poster for John Wilkes Booth, John Surratt, and David Herold.
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 2
"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)