John Wilkes Booth had is opinion on something and did not stop until he achieved his goal, weather it was moral or corrupt, because he disagreed with the movements to try and stop slavery, he wanted Lincoln to die for all of the things that he did, and in the long run he thought what he did for the country was for the better. What is right in a person’s mind could be completely wrong in another person’s. John Wilkes Booth lived a very interesting life and achieved many accomplishments, some self-achievements, some moral, and some corrupt.
John Wilkes Booth was born on May 10, 1838 near Bel Air, Maryland. He was the eighth of ten children. His father was Junius Brutus Booth, was a very well-known actor, he was notorious for being a heavy drinker. …show more content…
The original plan was to take Lincoln to the south, to the town of Richmond. By doing this he was planning to exchange Lincoln for the Confederate prisoners-of-war. Booth went around and recruited his friends, they were called the southern-sympathizers for his mission. This group of people consisted of eight people.
On March 15, the conspirators met at a Restaurant three blocks from Ford’s Theatre to start planning the kidnapping of Lincoln. Not too long after their meeting John heard about a place where Abraham would be. He was told that Lincoln would be attending a play on March 17 at the Campbell Hospital. They decided that it would be the perfect place to organize a kidnapping. The plan, according to John Surratt, was to intercept Lincoln’s carriage while it was in route to the play. Booth’s plans were ruined by the unexpected decision of Lincoln which was to speak to the 140th Indiana Regiment.
Sense Ford’s Theatre was a popular place and had many plays frequently Booth decided to his original plan of kidnaping Lincoln. The plan even though it was flawless, it did not win the eye of his conspirators. This made Booth and the other conspirators come up with a new plan. They had tried twice to kid nap Lincoln, it was time for something new. Weather it was to kidnap him and succeed or worse Lincoln was going to be out of the
John Wilkes Booth was born on May 10, 1838 near Bel Air, Maryland. He was the eighth of ten children. His father was Junius Brutus Booth, was a very well-known actor, he was notorious for being a heavy drinker. …show more content…
The original plan was to take Lincoln to the south, to the town of Richmond. By doing this he was planning to exchange Lincoln for the Confederate prisoners-of-war. Booth went around and recruited his friends, they were called the southern-sympathizers for his mission. This group of people consisted of eight people.
On March 15, the conspirators met at a Restaurant three blocks from Ford’s Theatre to start planning the kidnapping of Lincoln. Not too long after their meeting John heard about a place where Abraham would be. He was told that Lincoln would be attending a play on March 17 at the Campbell Hospital. They decided that it would be the perfect place to organize a kidnapping. The plan, according to John Surratt, was to intercept Lincoln’s carriage while it was in route to the play. Booth’s plans were ruined by the unexpected decision of Lincoln which was to speak to the 140th Indiana Regiment.
Sense Ford’s Theatre was a popular place and had many plays frequently Booth decided to his original plan of kidnaping Lincoln. The plan even though it was flawless, it did not win the eye of his conspirators. This made Booth and the other conspirators come up with a new plan. They had tried twice to kid nap Lincoln, it was time for something new. Weather it was to kidnap him and succeed or worse Lincoln was going to be out of the