This category lists pages and sites that tell about John Wilkes Booth (1821-1865). Once a prominent actor, Booth is more commonly known as the infamous gunman who assassinated President Abraham Lincoln inside Ford's Theatre.
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- The Capture of John Wilkes Booth Official cavalry report describes Booth's capture.
- The Death of John Wilkes Booth The last moments of Lincoln's assassin, described by eyewitness Lieutenant Edward Doherty.
- The Life and Plot of John Wilkes Booth This page includes a description of John Wilkes Booth's life and his plot against Abraham Lincoln.
- Life, Crime and Capture of John Wilkes Booth News letters about John Wilkes Booth, written for a newspaper during the time the events were happening.
- A History of John Wilkes Booth Tells the story of Booth's life, focusing on the years before his infamous act.
- Did John Wilkes Booth Flee to Granbury Examines the story that Booth fled to this Texas town shortly after taking the President's life.