John Wilkes Booth was an actor.
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President Lincoln was unable to do anything after the Civil War because he was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth FIVE days after the Civil War ended.
U.S. Civil War
John Wilkes Booth an American stage actor killed President Abraham Lincoln.
John Wilkes Booth was a southern sympathizer and as such sided with the south during the civil war. (he also acted as a spy for the confederate army) -hope it helps-
He killed Abraham Licoln.
Yes, he was on the confederate side of course!
he assassinated Lincoln, our president.
Abraham Lincoln
John Wilkes Booth was an American actor known for his support of the Southern cause during the American Civil War. He had a passion for acting and performing on stage. However, Booth's most infamous and tragic act was the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln in 1865.
He died in office in 1865, after his reelection after the Civil War. The assassin's name was John Wilkes Booth, and you can read more about him in the section titled "John Wilkes Booth".