The Grave of John Wilkes Booth He was an American stage actor who assassinated United States President Abraham Lincoln at Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C., on April 14, 1865. A member of the prominent 19th-century Booth theatrical family from Maryland, he was a noted actor who was also a Confederate sympathizer. #lincoln #Assassination #death #cemetery #grave #theater #civilwar #kidnap #thesouth #crime #truecrime #america #president #americanpresident | Lamont At Large

#OnThisDay (1865): Twelve days after murdering Abraham Lincoln, actor-turned-assassin John Wilkes Booth is hunted to a Virginia farm where he dies in a barn fire. "My Thoughts Be Bloody" by Nora Titone chronicles the family saga that led to one of history's most infamous murders: http://amzn.to/2obYJqI. "Manhunt!" by James L. Swenson details the 12-day chase: http://amzn.to/2q7Z9m7 | History in Five