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On April 26, 1865, John Wilkes Booth, American stage actor and assassin of US President Abraham Lincoln, was shot and killed at the age of 26 by Union soldier Boston Corbett. Wouldn't we all have rathered to see him go to trial? A short excerpt from the article:
"In his final days, a network of conspirators helped to conceal Booth’s escape from pursuing Union soldiers. The manhunt was one of the biggest in U.S. history, involving nearly 1,000 Union soldiers. Booth eluded capture for almost 2 weeks, but on April 26, 1865, his luck finally ran out."
"In his final days, a network of conspirators helped to conceal Booth’s escape from pursuing Union soldiers. The manhunt was one of the biggest in U.S. history, involving nearly 1,000 Union soldiers. Booth eluded capture for almost 2 weeks, but on April 26, 1865, his luck finally ran out."
The Final Days of John Wilkes Booth
Posted from history.com
Murder
Office of the President (POTUS)
Civil War
American History
Justice
Posted 3 y ago
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