AMERICAN CIVIL WAR 1861 1865
LINCOLNS ASSASSINATION
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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The White House
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He is kept in Ford’s Theatre
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The War Department Telegraph Office
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The Peterson House
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Detailed explanation-1: -On April 14, 1865, after John Wilkes Booth shot President Lincoln, Lincoln was carried out of the theatre and into a boarding house across the street. The celebratory night quickly turned into an overnight vigil as people gathered outside the house.
Detailed explanation-2: -What play was Abraham Lincoln watching when he was assassinated? Abraham Lincoln was attending a performance of the comedy, Our American Cousin, at Ford’s Theatre, when he was shot by John Wilkes Booth in the back of the head with a . 44 caliber derringer.
Detailed explanation-3: -Why was President Lincoln brought to the Petersen House? The house was a boarding house owned by William and Anna Petersen, a private family.
Detailed explanation-4: -1. Booth initially planned to kidnap Lincoln. After meeting with Confederate spies in the summer of 1864, Booth spearheaded a plot to abduct Lincoln, bring him to the Confederate capital of Richmond, Virginia, and use him as a bargaining chip to secure the release of rebel prisoners.
Detailed explanation-5: -After the assassination of Abraham Lincoln On April 14th, 1865 Ford’s Theatre was seized by the United States government as part of the assassination investigation. The Theatre was shut down, access restricted, and military guards were placed outside.