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Abraham Lincoln and John Wilkes Booth shared history at Ford Theater: Lesser-known facts about assassination


Booth wanted to assassinate both Ulysses S Grant and Lincoln
That day, Our American Cousin was playing at the Ford s Theater in Washington, DC. When Booth learned of Lincoln s intent to attend a play with General Grant, his original plan was to assassinate Lincoln and Grant both. However, at the last minute, Grant decided to skip the play and visit his children in New Jersey.
General Ulysses Simpson Grant, later the 18th President of the United States. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Booth s original plan was to kidnap Lincoln
It has been reported that Booth was spearheading a plot to abduct Lincoln, bring him to Richmond in Virginia, which was the Confederate capital, and use him as a bargaining chip to ensure the release of rebel prisoners. After Confederate General Robert E. Lee’s surrender at Appomattox, Booth had decided that he was going to kill and not kidnap Lincoln.  ....

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Inside the conspiracies theories behind John Wilkes Booth who assassinated Abraham Lincoln


Did John Wilkes Booth escape justice? Inside the conspiracies that the actor who assassinated President Abraham Lincoln in 1865 lived under a stolen Englishman s identity in India or as a bartender in Texas for decades after history says he died
John Wilkes Booth, born on May 10, 1838, was a prominent stage actor of his day
The Civil War was coming to an end when Booth, 26, shot President Abraham Lincoln during a play at Ford s Theatre in Washington, DC on April 14, 1865
The 16th president, who had steered the nation through the brutal conflict over slavery, died the next day. The country was in shock over the assassination ....

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