.32 rimfire Smith and Wesson model 2 1/2
Booth used a single shot percussion cap Derringer.
John Wilkes Booth wanted to shoot Abraham Lincoln.
Abraham Lincoln.
Because Lincoln was going to free the slaves in every state and booth did not want the slaves to be freed.
John Wilkes Booth shot Abraham Lincoln at Ford's Theater, in Washington DC
Actor John Wilkes Booth headshot Lincoln on 14 April 1865 at Ford's Theater in Washington, DC.
Fords Theater
It was about 10:15 in the evening.
John Wilkes Booth shot Abraham Lincoln at Ford's Theater, in Washington DC
yes, in the head. after a 9 hour coma, Lincoln then died
Ford's Thearter in Washington D.C.
Booth shot Lincoln with a .44 caliber single shot derringer pistol and he had a concealed knife that he attacked and injured Lincoln's guest