CHASING LINCOLN'S KILLER

APRIL 14 1865

• Lincoln shot at ford's theatre.
• Secretary Seward stabbed by Lewis Powell.
• George Atzerodt left mission to kill The Vice President.
• Booth yells "sic semper tyrannis" running from the kill.

april 15 1865

• Edwin Stanton wrote "Abraham Lincoln died 22 minutes after 7 o'clock".
• Lincoln passed away officially.
• Edwin Stanton sparked the man hunt in honor of the president.
• Chief of police sent detectives to Washington to investigate.

april 16

• Booth and Herold meet Samuel Cox and Thomas Jones.
• Booth and Herold hold out in the pine thicket for the night.
• Two men (Not Booth and Herold) cross Potomac River alerting union troops.
• lafet baker got news that booth and Harold may be crossing Potomac River.

APRIL 17 1865

• Booth finds out about Powell's brutal attack on the Seward house.
• Thomas Jones plans for the trip across Potomac River.
• The Union Cavalry passes by the pine thicket Booth and Herold are hiding in.
• lafet baker got news that booth and Harold may be crossing Potomac River.
• Thomas Jones says to calm Booth And Herold "You see my friend, we must wait."

april 18 1865

• Booth and Harold are at the pine thicket.
• Jones got paid a third call and he risked going to jail.
• Booth find out that he killed the president.
• Booth says that this was his "Best Act Ever."

APRIL 19 1865

• April 19, 1865 marks the day of Lincoln's funeral.
• Lincoln's funeral was one of the saddest times in American history.
• Thousands of people packed just to view Lincoln's open casket.
• Lincoln was put in a simple "Rail Splitters" coffin just as he had asked.
• Detectives went right to Booth's sister Asia and confiscated everything related to Booth.

APRIL 20 1865

• Maryland, two teams of detectives were planning a raid that would take George Azerodt.
• Dr. Mudd was questioned again by the union cavalry.
• Stanton's proclamation: A reward was posted offering $100,000 for Lincoln's killer.
• Booth and Herold would attempt to cross the Potomac River to sanctuary in Virginia.

A BAD MISLEAD

• Booth and Herold headed to friends of Herold's for Food and other supplies.
• Union Troops and Detectives still on the search for Booth hoping for the large sum of money.
• Booth and Herold are mislead and now in Maryland in stead Virginia.
• When Booth and Herold were in the most trouble they did NOTHING.

APRIL 22/23

• Booth and Herold finally reach Virginia from the correct route.
• Booth and Harold rowed out into the Potomac river.
• Booth and Harold contacted former confederate Mrs. Quesenberry.
• Mrs. Quesenberry gave Booth and Harold there Next Stop Dr. Richard stuart.

APRIL 24

• They spent the night at the Garrett's farm.
• Lafayette Baker got the telegraph that said two people went across the bridge.
• "I think booth has crossed the river and I want you to go right now" said Lafayette Baker.
• Soldiers went to Dr. Mudds house to arrest Mudd.

APRIL 25

• Booth asked for a map of Virginia so he could find a horse.
• Booth had a lazy day because his injury got worse.
• Cauvery found out they were only a day away from Booth.
• Booth wanted to stay the night but he did not.

APRIL 26

• Booth and Herold sleep in the tobacco barn.
• Booth and Harold get locked in the Tabaco barn.
• The cavalry arrest willy jet at star hotel he helped booth cross river.
• The cavalry burn the farm and tie Harold to a tree.
• Boston Corbett kills Booth and says "God told me too."