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<p>98.213.193.152: </p> <hr /> <div>{{Era|AC2}}<br /> {{WP-REAL}}<br /> {{Revamp}}<br /> [[File:John Wilkes Booth.jpg|thumb|John Wilkes Booth.]]<br /> '''John Wilkes Booth''' (10 May 1838 – 26 April 1865) was an American stage actor who plotted and successfully executed the murder of American President [[Abraham Lincoln]].&lt;ref name=&quot;Wikipedia&quot;&gt;Wikipedia article on [[wikipedia:John Wilkes Booth|John Wilkes Booth]]&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> Although he never fought as a soldier in the [[wikipedia:American Civil War|American Civil War]], Booth was a pro-slavery advocate who supported the Confederate South. By April 1865, with the tide turning against the Confederates, Booth planned the murder not only of Lincoln but also Vice-President [[wikipedia:Andrew Johnson|Andrew Johnson]] and Secretary of State [[wikipedia:William H. Seward|William H. Seward]] in simultaneous attacks. With the President and his two immediate successors removed, the North would be leaderless and the South could take advantage of the chaos. The attacks were executed on 14 April 1865: Seward was wounded but survived, and the accomplice tasked with killing Johnson reneged and spent the night drinking. Only Booth was successful; he shot Lincoln in Ford's Theatre and fled the scene.&lt;ref name=&quot;Wikipedia&quot;/&gt;<br /> <br /> Twelve days later, Booth was finally cornered by Federal troops in a barn in northern Virgina belonging to Richard H. Garrett, but he refused to surrender. The soldiers then set fire to the barn, and Booth was shot by [[wikipedia:Boston Corbett|Boston Corbett]] in the confusion.&lt;ref name=&quot;Wikipedia&quot;/&gt; In fact, the [[Assassins ]]carried out Booth's murder;&lt;ref name=&quot;ac2&quot;&gt;''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' - [[Glyphs|Glyph]]&lt;/ref&gt; it is unclear if Corbett was the only member of the Assassin Order present, or if all the soldiers involved were secretly Assassins.<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> {{Reflist}}<br /> <br /> {{DEFAULTSORT:Booth, John Wilkes}}<br /> [[Category:Characters]]<br /> [[Category:Assassin's Creed II Characters]]<br /> [[Category:Historical Characters]]</div>

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