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'''John Wilkes Booth''' (10 May 1838 – 26 April 1865) was an American stage actor | '''John Wilkes Booth''' (10 May 1838 – 26 April 1865) was an [[United States|American]] stage actor who plotted and successfully executed the murder of American President [[Abraham Lincoln]]. | ||
==Biography== | |||
In April of 1865, with the Confederate Army losing the {{Wiki|American Civil War}}, Booth planned the murder of President Lincoln along with several other political figures. However, only Booth was successful, shooting Lincoln in the back of the head before fleeing the scene.<ref name="Wikipedia">''{{Wiki|John Wilkes Booth|Wikipedia article on John Wilkes Booth}}</ref> | |||
Twelve days later, Booth was cornered by federal troops in northern {{Wiki|Virginia}}, but refused to surrender. The soldiers set fire to the barn, and in the confusion Booth was shot by the [[Assassin]] {{Wiki|Boston Corbett}}, who had been contracted to carry out the kill.<ref name="Wikipedia"/><ref name="AC2">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''</ref> | |||
Twelve days later, Booth was cornered | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
{{Reflist}} | {{Reflist}} | ||
{{DEFAULTSORT:Booth, John Wilkes}} | {{DEFAULTSORT:Booth, John Wilkes}} | ||
[[Category:Characters]] | [[Category:Characters]] | ||
[[Category:Assassin's Creed II characters]] | [[Category:Assassin's Creed II characters]] | ||
[[Category:Historical characters]] | [[Category:Historical characters]] | ||
Revision as of 04:23, 20 February 2013
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.
Biography
In April of 1865, with the Confederate Army losing the American Civil War, Booth planned the murder of President Lincoln along with several other political figures. However, only Booth was successful, shooting Lincoln in the back of the head before fleeing the scene.[1]
Twelve days later, Booth was cornered by federal troops in northern Virginia, but refused to surrender. The soldiers set fire to the barn, and in the confusion Booth was shot by the Assassin Boston Corbett, who had been contracted to carry out the kill.[1][2]