On April 26, 1865, twelve days after the assassination of Abraham Lincoln, Union cavalrymen cornered and killed his assassin, John Wilkes Booth, bringing a dramatic end to one of the most intense manhunts in American history. The confrontation unfolded in rural Virginia, at a…
Read MoreOn the fateful evening of April 14, 1865, President Abraham Lincoln attended a performance of the comedy play “Our American Cousin” at Ford’s Theatre in Washington, D.C. Little did he know that this seemingly ordinary night out would turn into one of the most…
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