The Assassinatio

n of President Lincoln

Civil War endedApril 9, 1865 Party in theNorth!

Before the Assassination

Our American Cousin

April 14

President Lincolnand his wife Attended Ford’s Theater in Washington

Act IIIScene II

Who Killed Lincoln?

Hint:Not a relative ofthese guys

John Wilkes Booth

“Sic Semper Tyrannis!”

Meanwhile…

Your name is Mudd

Sad Day

Death of Booth

Conspirators

Remembrance“O Captain! My Captain! our fearful trip is done,The ship has weathered every rack, the prize we sought is won,The port is near, the bells I hear; the people all exulting.While follow eyes the steady keel, the vessel grim and daring;But O heart! heart! heart!the bleeding drops of red,Where on the deck my Captain lies,Fallen cold and dead.”

~Walt Whitman

References

Garraty, John A. (1994). The Story of America. Austin, TX: Holt, Rinehart and Winston.

High Def Disc News. National Treasure 2: Book of Secrets- Blu- Ray Disc Review. From http://www.highdefdiscnews.com/?p=792

Library of Congress (2002). Assassination of President Abraham Lincoln. From http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/alhtml/alrintr.html

U.S. National Archives. Pictures of the Civil War. From http://www.archives.gov/research/civil-war/photos/