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Lafayette C. Baker
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Lafayette Curry Baker was a United States investigator and spy, serving the Union Army during the American Civil War and under Presidents Abraham Lincoln and Andrew Johnson.
1st D.C Cavalry
1st D.C Cavalry
Hq of the Secret Service Bureau, Washington D.C. Lt L B. Baker. Col Lafayetter C Baker and E. J. Conger planning the pursuit of Booth
Hq of the Secret Service Bureau, Washington D.C. Lt L B. Baker. Col Lafayetter C Baker and E. J. Conger planning the pursuit of 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.
Lafayette C. Baker
…John Wilkes Booth. Before the month was out, Booth along with David Herold were found holed up in a barn and Booth was himself shot and killed by Sgt. Boston Corbett. Baker received a generous share of the $100,000 reward offered to the person who apprehended the president's killer. President Andrew Johnson nominated…
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)