Abraham Lincoln was the 16th president of the United States (March 4th , 1861-April 14th , 1865). He was president during the Civil War. Lincoln was watching the play Our American Cousin in Ford’s Theater when he got assassinated by John Wilkes Booth.
John Wilkes Booth was an Actor. He was also part of the Know Nothing Party who wanted to limit immigration to the United States. During the Civil war he joined the Virginia militia, and was a Confederate spy. According to biography.com Booth was involved with a conspiracy to kidnap President Lincoln. The Plan involved bringing to Richmond and demanding either peace, or the release of Confederate soldiers as ransom. The plan obviously didn’t work. Angered, Booth planned to kill President Lincoln.
John Wilkes Booth was an Actor. He was also part of the Know Nothing Party who wanted to limit immigration to the United States. During the Civil war he joined the Virginia militia, and was a Confederate spy. According to biography.com Booth was involved with a conspiracy to kidnap President Lincoln. The Plan involved bringing to Richmond and demanding either peace, or the release of Confederate soldiers as ransom. The plan obviously didn’t work. Angered, Booth planned to kill President Lincoln.