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Recent Event Highlights: Booth is trapped, shot and killed by Union soldiers, Lincoln is shot at Ford Theatre, Booth watches Lincoln's speech, and 2 more...

Created by aschurevich on Mar 7, 2011

Last updated: 03/07/11 at 01:03 AM

• Booth is trapped, shot and killed by Union soldiers
  Apr 26, 1865

  
  http://www.history.com/topics/abraham-lincoln-assassination/interactives/john-wilkes-booth-timeline-and-map

• Lincoln dies
  Apr 15, 1865

• Lincoln is shot at Ford Theatre
  Apr 14, 1865

  
  http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/alhtml/alrintr.html

• Booth watches Lincoln's speech
  Apr 11, 1865

  "In the darkness, Booth threatened to kill Lincoln: 'Now, by God, I'll put him through.' And as Booth left the White House grounds, he spoke to companion and co-conspirator Lewis Powell: 'That is the last speech he will ever give." (Swanson 8)

• Lee surrenders his Confederate Army to Grant at Appomattox
  Apr 9, 1865

  
  http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/appomatx.htm