John Wilkes Booth and his followers planned to kidnap President Lincoln, but it escalated into a murder plot. Booth assassinated Lincoln, but failed to kill Vice President Johnson and Secretary of State Seward. Booth was later killed, and conspirators were hanged or imprisoned. Dr. Samuel Mudd’s involvement was contested, and he was sentenced to life […]
President Abraham Lincoln was shot by John Wilkes Booth at Ford’s Theater in Washington, D.C. on April 14, 1865. After a week of viewings, Lincoln’s body was carried by train to Springfield, Illinois, passing 180 cities in seven states. The train also carried the coffin of Lincoln’s son Willie. In 10 towns, Lincoln’s coffin was […]
Lincoln’s Reconstruction Plan aimed to quickly readmit Confederate states into the Union, promoting loyalty and pardoning ex-Confederates. The plan required a loyalty oath from 10% of 1860 voters. Military leaders and wealthy supporters were banned from Reconstruction. The plan continued under Johnson but was reversed by Radical Republicans in 1866, who established new local governments […]
