Abe Lincoln

On April 9, 1865, General Lee surrendered to General Grant at Appomattox. Two days later Lincoln delivered a speech in front of the White House to a group that had gathered outside. Booth, being present in this group, heard Lincoln suggest that certain voting rights should be granted to the blacks. Infuriated, being a racist, Booth’s plans now turned from the kidnapping of Lincoln to his assassination (Lewis, Neely 115)

Three days before his assassination Lincoln told of a dream he had to his wife and one of

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armed with a single shot derringer and a hunting knife. ‘Who is dead in the White House?’ I demanded of one of the soldiers, ‘The President,’ was his answer; ‘he was killed by an assassin. John Parker had just left his post. Parker was told to be on hand at Ford’s Theatre when the Presidential party got there. and slowly made his way towards the state box. Atzerodt made no attempt to kill Johnson, and Powell stabbed Seward but it failed to kill him. I saw light in all the rooms; every object was familiar to me; but where were all the people who were grieving as if their hearts would break? I was puzzled and alarmed. I could not have been long in bed when I fell into a slumber, for I was weary. He knew right then that the wound was mortal and the President wouldn’t be able to recover. Booth hoped that the resulting chaos and weakness in the government could lead to a comeback for the South (:Lewis, Neely 187)

At about 7:00 p. John Surratt fled to Canada and then escaped to Europe, where he was captured and was tried in 1867 in a civil court. The jury was deadlocked and Surratt went free.

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