John Wilkes Booth shot Lincoln in the head on April 14, 1865 during a play at Fords Theater in Washington. The play was a comedy and when the crowd was laughing Booth shoot the pistol. LIncoln died the next morning in a house across the street.
Booth hoped that the assassination would inspire the South to keep fighting even though Lee had surrendered his army the week before. Booth was part of a plot to also kill Vice-President Johnson and Secretary of State Seward.
He was captured and killed when he refused to surrender.
Abraham Lincoln was assassinated by John Booth.
No. President Lincoln was assassinated after the Civil War was over.
No, but he was sort of in a booth when he killed him.
Abraham Lincoln was assassinated while watching a play at Ford's Theatre in Washington, DC.
After Abraham Lincoln was shot He escaped and was later killed
Every assassinated president has been killed by gunfire. Only Kennedy was killed by rifle. All others were killed by handguns.
The same week that Gen. Lee surrendered, Pres. Lincoln was killed.
Yes, Abraham Lincoln was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth. Abraham Lincoln (February 12, 1809 - April 15, 1865) was the 16th President of the United States, serving from March 1861 until his assassination.Yes, he was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth.
Abraham Lincoln was killed on April 15, 1865 he was assassinated By John Wilkes Booth! :) You welcome
John Wilkes Booth killed him in ford's theater.
The first U.S president to be killed was Abraham Lincoln. He was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth on April the 15th 1865.