How was Lincoln assassinated and by whom?

As a result of Abraham Lincoln's outstanding exploits, he was re-elected to the United States on November 8, 1864. However, before Lincoln could put his postwar policies into practice, tragedy struck. At 10:15 p.m. on April 14, 1865, five days after the surrender of the Confederate Army, Lincoln was assassinated at the Ford Theatre in Washington.

Jogh Wilkes Booth is already sharpening his knives. Booth was born into a famous family in the American theater industry, and his superb acting skills have always been the object of female theater fans. But Booth was a man of drama and concern for the country, and he was unequivocal in his political views, a staunch supporter of the Confederate Union.

During the Civil War, Booth worked with a group of people who were secretly active, including his childhood friends Mitchell O'Laufulin and Sam Arnold; George Atzrod, a horse-drawn carriage builder in Maryland; 23-year-old pharmacy employee David Herold; Louis Powell, a former Confederate fighter, and John Sarat, who used to provide intelligence to the rebels. The group had conspired in a Washington apartment to kidnap Lincoln in exchange for captured Southern fighters, but these plans, like many others, were fruitless. In the first two or three days of Lincoln's assassination, Booth was drunk almost every day, and his former conspiracy was shattered, leaving only Payne, Herold, and Altzrod.

At noon on April 14, he went to Ford's Theatre to pick up the mail and accidentally saw a poster that said

On April 14, 1865, the Lincolns were not alone in a box at Ford's Theatre. They invited one of Washington's most promising young couples to accompany them to the play, Major Henry Rathborn, a personable federal officer, and his fiancée, Clara Harris.

When Booth quietly walked into the box and shot Lincoln in the head, Rathborne immediately got up and tried to arrest the assassin. However, Booth was already prepared in advance, and before fleeing the scene, he slashed Rathborn's arm with a knife. Despite the severity of his wounds, Rathborne shouted loudly:

Stop that guy! “

It's Booth, don't think of him like a hero, he's just trying to be famous. In the past, he tried to kidnap Lincoln in order to become famous, but he was unsuccessful, and then he heard that the South was looking for a killer to assassinate Lincoln, so he thought that the opportunity had come, so he went to assassinate Lincoln.

If you don't believe it, you can look at the brilliance of human nature, and it's all about Lincoln.

Abraham Lincoln (February 12, 1809 – April 15, 1865) was an American statesman, strategist, and 16th president. Lincoln was the first Republican** to lead the abolition of black slavery in the United States during his tenure. In August 1834, Lincoln was elected to the Illinois Congress as a Whig.

In 1856, Lincoln quit the Whig Party and joined the newly formed Republican Party. In November 1860, Lincoln was elected to the United States. After the outbreak of the American Civil War, Lincoln signed the Homestead Act and promulgated the Emancipation Proclamation, laying the foundation for the North's victory in the Civil War.

On November 8, 1864, Lincoln was re-elected to the United States**. On April 14, 1865, Lincoln was assassinated and died the next day at the age of 56, the first American to be assassinated.

1 Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation, which freed black slaves and led the North to victory in the Civil War. Assassinated by fanatics who were extremely obsessed with black slavery.

2 The Civil War had just ended, ending in a Northern victory. Lincoln, as the leader of the North, was assassinated by hitmen sent by the reactionary forces of the South. The case became a historical mystery, as his assassin was assassinated by another assassin shortly after.

Because he offended the interests of some whites, and offended the interests of part of the ruling class.

Because of the interest and political issues, there is also the desire to be famous.

touched the interests of the aristocracy.

Political factions, political struggles.

It was supposed to be Cadillac.

It has affected the interests of some business tycoons.

Lincoln was assassinated because he was too big.