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Apr 7, 2024 · Assassination of Abraham Lincoln, murderous attack on Abraham Lincoln, the 16th president of the United States, at Ford’s Theatre in Washington, D.C., on the evening of April 14, 1865. Shot in the head by Confederate sympathizer John Wilkes Booth, Lincoln died the next morning.
On April 14, 1865, Abraham Lincoln, the 16th president of the United States, was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth while attending the play Our American Cousin at Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C. Shot in the head as he watched the play, Lincoln died of his wounds the following day at 7:22 am in the Petersen House opposite the theater.
- April 14, 1865; 158 years ago, 10:15 pm
- Philadelphia Deringer pistol, dagger
- Abraham Lincoln (died April 15, 1865, at 7:22 am from his injuries)
Feb 9, 2010 · At 7:22 a.m., Abraham Lincoln, the 16th president of the United States, dies from a bullet wound inflicted the night before by John Wilkes Booth, an actor and Confederate sympathizer.
- Missy Sullivan
For the citizens of the Union, Lincoln's death muted the celebration of victory over the Confederacy. After seven days of official mourning in the capitol, Lincoln's coffin was carried on a slow-moving funeral train back to Springfield, Illinois.
May 13, 2024 · Abraham Lincoln (born February 12, 1809, near Hodgenville, Kentucky, U.S.—died April 15, 1865, Washington, D.C.) was the 16th president of the United States (1861–65), who preserved the Union during the American Civil War and brought about the emancipation of enslaved people in the United States.
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Apr 14, 2015 · April 14-15, 1865: The tragic final hours of Abraham Lincoln. Health Apr 14, 2015 6:04 PM EDT. President Abraham Lincoln’s assassination is one of the saddest events in American history....
Lincoln died the next morning. On April 26, in the process of being apprehended by federal troops after a massive manhunt, Booth died, having been shot either by a soldier or by himself.
