boston corbett decides he s going to take a shot at booth. and he wants to shoot him in the head, just like booth shot lincoln in the head. only, he misses and nails him in the throat, and that severs booth s spine. put him down over there. is he dead? the day is ours. the bloody dog is dead. let us strive to finish the work we are in. one way or another, the south will have its retribution. useless. useless. paralyzed and bleeding from the neck, booth dies the next morning. his corpse is unceremoniously shipped to washington for burial, as the body of abraham lincoln makes a final hero s journey. the nation mourned dramatically for several weeks.
boston corbett decides he s going to take a shot at booth. and he wants to shoot him in the head, just like booth shot lincoln in the head. only, he misses and nails him in the throat, and that severs booth s spine. put him down over there. is he dead? the day is ours. the bloody dog is dead. let us strive to finish the work we are in. one way or another, the south will have its retribution. useless. useless. paralyzed and bleeding from the neck, booth dies the next morning. his corpse is unceremoniously shipped to washington for burial, as the body of abraham lincoln makes a final hero s journey. the nation mourned dramatically for several weeks.