AMERICAN CIVIL WAR 1861 1865
LINCOLNS ASSASSINATION
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Abraham Lincoln
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William Seward
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Andrew Johnson
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Edwin Stanton
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Detailed explanation-1: -On April 14, 1865, Abraham Lincoln, the 16th president of the United States, was assassinated by well-known stage actor John Wilkes Booth, while attending the play Our American Cousin at Ford’s Theatre in Washington, D.C.
Detailed explanation-2: -Lincoln Shot at Ford’s Theater. Shortly after 10:00 p.m. on April 14, 1865, actor John Wilkes Booth entered the presidential box at Ford’s Theatre in Washington, D.C., and fatally shot President Abraham Lincoln.
Detailed explanation-3: -Booth’s full plot included killing Lincoln, Vice President Andrew Johnson, and Secretary of State William Seward. General Ulysses Grant was another possible target. But only two attacks took place on April 14, 1865, with Seward surviving an assassination attempt and Lincoln dying from Booth’s single gunshot.