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Assassination of Abraham Lincoln (view source)
Revision as of 06:04, April 13, 2008
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[[Image:Our American Cousin.jpg|left|150px|thumb|Playbill for ''Our American Cousin'' at Ford's Theater, April 14, 1865]]
[[Image:Our American Cousin.jpg|left|150px|thumb|Playbill for ''Our American Cousin'' at Ford's Theater, April 14, 1865]]
[[Image:L keene.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Actress Laura Keene]]
[[Image:L keene.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Actress Laura Keene]]
On Friday, April 14, Booth learned that the president, his wife, and guests General [[Ulysses S. Grant]] and wife Julia would be attending the performance of [[Our American Cousin]]. Giving his men their orders, Powell was to kill Secretary of State [[William H. Seward]] at his home, and Atzerodt was to kill Vice-President [[Andrew Johnson]] in his hotel room; Booth wanted the glory of killing Lincoln himself.
On Friday, April 14, Booth learned that the president, his wife, and guests General [[Ulysses S. Grant]] and wife Julia would be attending the performance of [[Our American Cousin]]. Giving his men their orders, Powell was to kill Secretary of State [[William Seward|William H. Seward]] at his home, and Atzerodt was to kill Vice-President [[Andrew Johnson]] in his hotel room; Booth wanted the glory of killing Lincoln himself.
Lincoln failed to get the Grants to the theater; they declined his invitation. Lincoln then went to Stanton, asking for Major [[Thomas Eckert]], a burly man who could provide a reasonable amount of protection in a fight, but he declined as well, citing work which needed to be done. Finally, Lincoln invited a young couple engaged to be married, Major Henry R. Rathbone and Clara Harris, the daughter of a [[New York]] senator.
Lincoln failed to get the Grants to the theater; they declined his invitation. Lincoln then went to Stanton, asking for Major [[Thomas Eckert]], a burly man who could provide a reasonable amount of protection in a fight, but he declined as well, citing work which needed to be done. Finally, Lincoln invited a young couple engaged to be married, Major Henry R. Rathbone and Clara Harris, the daughter of a [[New York]] senator.