After coming a long distance from Richmond, Virginia to Washington D.C, my destination was reached. Just by gazing at the deep-rooted bricks and the old cream-colored columns, I knew this was the right place to be. Strolling into the revived Ford’s Theatre and looking at the waxed mannequins it feels like you are travelling back into the 1860’s. I was already amazed by observing all of the various artifacts and depictions and trying to figure out which attraction would interest me the most to record. Since Ford’s Theatre is a very popular site and has many fascinating facts behind it, The assassination of Abraham Lincoln was the most impressive exhibit to me. Not only Ford’s Theatre was known for their Shakespearean plays and the death of
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After the shot from John Wilkes Booth, they carried Abraham Lincoln over to The Petersen House where he died the next day. Many people wondered what made John Wilkes Booth assassinate Abraham Lincoln, but the major purpose was John Wilkes Booth was in a conspiracy group and wanted to revive the Confederacy. Before freeing the slaves, John Wilkes Booth original plan was to capture and hide President Lincoln, but by him freeing the slaves, it increased John Wilkes Booth rage much more to the point where he had to assassinate President Lincoln. After managing to escape Ford’s Theatre he left evidence behind his trail. About a week later Union soldiers confronted John Wilkes Booth in a barn and fired and killed him. A further question to ask the interviewer was “How did Booth escape the theatre without getting caught?” the interviewer replied by saying “He escaped out of the theatre by exiting through the back door of the stage area which leads to an alleyway.” What was mesmerising about Visting Ford’s Theatre was they had a collection of artifacts that John Wilkes Booth used. The artifacts they had for display was the 44-caliber pistol which he shot Abraham Lincoln with; he also had a knife, a compass, an old raggedy boot, and a diary, for which he used all items for his escape. In the diary, it
After the shot from John Wilkes Booth, they carried Abraham Lincoln over to The Petersen House where he died the next day. Many people wondered what made John Wilkes Booth assassinate Abraham Lincoln, but the major purpose was John Wilkes Booth was in a conspiracy group and wanted to revive the Confederacy. Before freeing the slaves, John Wilkes Booth original plan was to capture and hide President Lincoln, but by him freeing the slaves, it increased John Wilkes Booth rage much more to the point where he had to assassinate President Lincoln. After managing to escape Ford’s Theatre he left evidence behind his trail. About a week later Union soldiers confronted John Wilkes Booth in a barn and fired and killed him. A further question to ask the interviewer was “How did Booth escape the theatre without getting caught?” the interviewer replied by saying “He escaped out of the theatre by exiting through the back door of the stage area which leads to an alleyway.” What was mesmerising about Visting Ford’s Theatre was they had a collection of artifacts that John Wilkes Booth used. The artifacts they had for display was the 44-caliber pistol which he shot Abraham Lincoln with; he also had a knife, a compass, an old raggedy boot, and a diary, for which he used all items for his escape. In the diary, it