Lincoln's Assassins: A Complete Account of Their Capture, Trial, and Punishment

John Wilkes Booth killed Abraham Lincoln and was himself killed before he could be taken into custody. But other conspirators, and some just unfortunate enough to be associated with conspirators, were brought to justice. Powerful Cabinet members, popular generals and forceful politicians were involved in this legal conflict. This volume probes the background and character of everyone involved.

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John Wilkes Booth would be scarce remembered for his modest acting career but earned undying infamy by his assassination of Abraham Lincoln. With the Civil War drawing to a close, President Lincoln was shot to death by John Wilkes Booth as he watched a play at Ford's Theater in Washington DC.

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