MY CIVIL WAR PROJECT ON JOHN WILKES BOOTH

EARLY LIFE

• He was the second youngest child of 10 children
• He was born on May 10,1838
• He attended Milton Boarding School for Boys, the later St. Timothy's Hall
• At age 17, he became a actor

HERE IS A PICTURE OF BOOTH

MILITARY CAREER

• He stood up for slavery and fought in the civil war

POLITICAL CAREER

• In 1850, he joined the Know-Nothing party
• He wanted to capture President Lincoln
• When he killed Lincoln, he said "The South is avenged!"

INTERESTING FACTS

• In 1862, Booth made his New York debut, this time as the lead in Richard lll
• He wrote a famous quote "Tell Mother...I died for my country."
• He assassinated President Lincoln

Here is the timeline of his life