On April 14, 1865, President Abraham Lincoln was attending a performance at Ford' s Theatre in Washington, D. C. During the play, John Wilkes Booth, a well- known actor and Southern sympathizer, made his way to the presidential box and shot Lincoln in the back of the head at point- blank range. The president was immediately rushed to a nearby house, but he died early the next morning.


The assassination of Abraham Lincoln was a devastating blow to the nation, which was still reeling from the long and bloody Civil War. Lincoln had led the country through four years of conflict and was seen as a symbol of hope and unity, but his death sparked widespread anger and despair.

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