2.4K views · 43 reactions | John Wilkes Booth, assassin of #AbrahamLincoln, died #OnThisDay in 1865. In this clip, assassination expert Dave Taylor shares about the events surrounding his death after federal troops cornered him in a barn in Virginia. PLUS - Check out Taylor’s interactive map of Booth’s escape at https://ow.ly/lVJk50RloKW #LincolnAssassination #Manhunt | Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library & Museum | Facebook

The Grave of John Wilkes Booth He was an American stage actor who assassinated United States President Abraham Lincoln at Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C., on April 14, 1865. A member of the prominent 19th-century Booth theatrical family from Maryland, he was a noted actor who was also a Confederate sympathizer. #lincoln #Assassination #death #cemetery #grave #theater #civilwar #kidnap #thesouth #crime #truecrime #america #president #americanpresident | Lamont At Large

a Diary, a Mummy and The Escape of John Wilkes Booth! | The Why Files