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==The manhunt==  

==The manhunt==  

[[Image:Booth reward poster.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Rewards for the capture of Booth and his accomplices totaled $100,000, the largest sum of money for wanted men at that time.]]

[[Image:Booth reward poster.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Rewards for the capture of Booth and his accomplices totaled $100,000, the largest sum of money for wanted men at that time.]]

Booth, when jumping from the box onto the stage, caught a spur on one of the flags; his awkward landing broke the [[fibula]] of his left leg.  After limping out of Ford's Theatre, Booth mounted a [[horse]] that was being held by Joseph "Peanuts" Buroughs, an innocent theater employee. Booth rode down the alley, turned left up another alley, turned onto "F" Street, and headed toward the Navy Yard Bridge. Although the bridge was guarded by Sergeant Cobb and his detail, no passes had been required for crossing since the first of April. Thus, as the guards were there as a matter of routine rather than of necessity, Booth and fellow conspirator David Herold, who arrived separately, were allowed to pass without hindrance. The two men rendezvoused later and then headed to the Surratt Tavern in Surrattsville (now [[Clinton, MD]]) where they arrived shortly after midnight. At the [[tavern]], they picked up supplies (including two Spencer carbines, ammunition, and field glasses) before continuing south.  The pain of his broken leg would delay his escape, causing him to seek a doctor.

Booth, when jumping from the box onto the stage, caught a spur on one of the flags; his awkward landing broke the [[fibula]] of his left leg.  After limping out of Ford's Theatre, Booth mounted a [[horse]] that was being held by Joseph "Peanuts" Buroughs, an innocent theater employee. Booth rode down the alley, turned left up another alley, turned onto "F" Street, and headed toward the Navy Yard Bridge. Although the bridge was guarded by Sergeant Cobb and his detail, no passes had been required for crossing since the first of April. Thus, as the guards were there as a matter of routine rather than of necessity, Booth and fellow conspirator David Herold, who arrived separately, were allowed to pass without hindrance. The two men rendezvoused later and then headed to the Surratt Tavern in Surrattsville (now [[Clinton, MD]]) where they arrived shortly after midnight. At the [[tavern]], they picked up supplies (including two Spencer carbines, ammunition, and field glasses) before continuing south.  The pain of his broken leg would delay his escape, causing him to seek a doctor.