John Wilkes Booth's Assassination Essay
On April 14, 1865, John Wilkes Booth blew a fatal shot to president Abraham Lincoln at a play
at Ford’s theatre in Washington D.C. The attack was five days after Robert E. Lee, a confederate
general, surrendered army effectively ending the Civil War. The search for John Wilkes Booth was one
of the largest manhunts in history. 10,000 troops, detectives, and police were trying to track down the
assassin. Although, Booth had not only planned to kill the president. He plotted against Vice President
Andrew Johnson and Secretary of State William H. Seward as well.
John Wilkes booth was born in Maryland in 1838. During the American Civil War, he remained
in the North. He and several other associates had been planning to kidnap the president and take him to
Richmond, …show more content…
Booth stood in the crowd during this speech and filled with rage as Lincoln delivered
his messages to the public. “Now, by God, I’ll put him through. That is the last speech he will ever
make”, said Booth to one of his conspirators, Lewis Powell.
Booth and his conspirators were also there when Abraham Lincoln gave his Emancipation
Proclamation speech. On January 1, 1863, Lincoln sent out a message to everyone in the crowd. “And
by virtue of the power, and for the purpose aforesaid, I do order and declare that all persons held as
slaves within said designated States, and parts of States, are, and henceforward shall be free; and that
the Executive government of the United States, including the military and naval authorities thereof, will
recognize and maintain the freedom of said persons.” At this point in time, Booth had enough of
Lincoln’s freedom and equality messages.
As a young boy, John Wilkes Booth attended the Milton Boarding School for Boys. He and his
siblings were raised on a farm, which was worked by slaves. He was expected to follow in his father’s
footsteps and become an outstanding actor, but his father was not the best influence. He had
at Ford’s theatre in Washington D.C. The attack was five days after Robert E. Lee, a confederate
general, surrendered army effectively ending the Civil War. The search for John Wilkes Booth was one
of the largest manhunts in history. 10,000 troops, detectives, and police were trying to track down the
assassin. Although, Booth had not only planned to kill the president. He plotted against Vice President
Andrew Johnson and Secretary of State William H. Seward as well.
John Wilkes booth was born in Maryland in 1838. During the American Civil War, he remained
in the North. He and several other associates had been planning to kidnap the president and take him to
Richmond, …show more content…
Booth stood in the crowd during this speech and filled with rage as Lincoln delivered
his messages to the public. “Now, by God, I’ll put him through. That is the last speech he will ever
make”, said Booth to one of his conspirators, Lewis Powell.
Booth and his conspirators were also there when Abraham Lincoln gave his Emancipation
Proclamation speech. On January 1, 1863, Lincoln sent out a message to everyone in the crowd. “And
by virtue of the power, and for the purpose aforesaid, I do order and declare that all persons held as
slaves within said designated States, and parts of States, are, and henceforward shall be free; and that
the Executive government of the United States, including the military and naval authorities thereof, will
recognize and maintain the freedom of said persons.” At this point in time, Booth had enough of
Lincoln’s freedom and equality messages.
As a young boy, John Wilkes Booth attended the Milton Boarding School for Boys. He and his
siblings were raised on a farm, which was worked by slaves. He was expected to follow in his father’s
footsteps and become an outstanding actor, but his father was not the best influence. He had