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A 10 page paper which examines the assassination
of Abraham Lincoln. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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during very chaotic times, and also a man who is often seen from many perspectives. His presumed murderer, John Wilkes Booth, was also a man seen from many perspectives. For
example, many argue that he was actually part of a larger scheme to get rid of Lincoln, and some argue that he was not even the one responsible for Lincolns
assassination. Some of these questions will, perhaps, never be answered. Bearing that in mind we present the following paper which examines the last day of Lincolns life, the assassination, and
the events concerning Booth following the assassination. Before the Assassination "In late summer of 1864 Booth began developing plans to kidnap Lincoln, take him to Richmond (the Confederate capital),
and hold him in return for Confederate prisoners of war. By January, 1865, Booth had organized a group of co-conspirators that included Samuel Arnold, Michael OLaughlen, John Surratt, Lewis Powell
(also called Lewis Paine or Payne), George Atzerodt, and David Herold" (Norton An Overview... 1998). In March of 1865 "the group planned to capture Lincoln who was scheduled to attend
a play at a hospital located on the outskirts of Washington. However, the President changed plans and remained in the capital," foiling the plans of Booth and his co-conspirators (Norton
An Overview... 1998). One month later "General Robert E. Lee surrendered to General Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox. Two days later Lincoln spoke from the White House to a
crowd gathered outside," where Booth was present (Norton An Overview... 1998). Lincoln had stated that voting rights should be given to some African Americans, a statement which angered Booth and
urged him towards assassination plans. In a letter to his brother-in-law, from the previous year, we see some of Booths sentiments, illustrating why he was so angered by Lincolns statement:
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