Speaker 1: History tells us that on Good Friday eighteen sixty five
Speaker 1: at Fordstead, or Abraham Lincoln was shot in the back
Speaker 1: of the head like Confederate sympathizer and actor John Wilkes Booths.
Speaker 1: John took off on the Rundown South. Twelve days later,
Speaker 1: I'm shot down at Garrett's farm near Port Royal, Virginia.
Speaker 1: What would you say if I told you they shot
Speaker 1: the wrong guy and he lived another forty years and
Speaker 1: there was a mass cover up by the government to
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Speaker 4: get into Abraham Lincoln. Okay, guys, Now, Abraham Lincoln was
Speaker 4: an American icon and hero. He just ended the Civil
Speaker 4: War and the slavery along with it.
Speaker 1: As the Union sympathizers seen this as a time of
Speaker 1: celebration and unity, the Confederates and their supporters wasn't so
Speaker 1: quick for the unity. One of the most infamous assassinations
Speaker 1: on an American president was Abraham Lincoln that good Friday
Speaker 1: night in eighteen sixty five, less than a week after
Speaker 1: Robert E. Lee surrendered to Grant. The war was over,
Speaker 1: and Abraham Lincoln thought he could take a sigh of
Speaker 1: relief and return to some normalcy. He decided to take
Speaker 1: his wife to Ford Steer for a play called Our
Speaker 1: American Cousin. John Wilkes Booth was a twenty six year old, handsome,
Speaker 1: well known actor. This guy was like our modern day
Speaker 1: Tom Cruise. He had his own plans that Friday night
Speaker 1: and involved his forty four caliber darringer. Booth was a
Speaker 1: Confederate fanatic and supporter. He was not too pleased with
Speaker 1: the outcome of the Civil War, or Lincoln for that matter.
Speaker 1: They found a letter from Booth to his cousin echoing
Speaker 1: these sentiments, this country was formed for the white, not
Speaker 1: for the black man, and looking upon African slavery from
Speaker 1: the same standpoints held by those noble farmers of our constitution. I,
Speaker 1: for one, have ever considered it one of the greatest blessings,
Speaker 1: both for themselves and us, that God ever bestowed upon
Speaker 1: a favored nation. End quote John Wilkes Booth, November of
Speaker 1: eighteen sixty four.
Speaker 5: I'm a little concern right now about your salvation and stuff.
Speaker 1: When John had found out that the President and his
Speaker 1: wife were coming to the Theater Washington to see the
Speaker 1: renowned actress Laura King, Booth decided to take his revenge.
Speaker 1: Ford's Ditter was the perfect place for his final act
Speaker 1: as a famous actor himself. He was close friends with
Speaker 1: the owner of the theater, had even been to the
Speaker 1: theater's inaugural play. John was so close with the owner
Speaker 1: he even had his mail delivered there. Booths knew this
Speaker 1: place like the back of his hand. He had the
Speaker 1: home field advantage the knight that he murdered the President.
Speaker 1: He didn't even try to hide his identity. He walked
Speaker 1: right on the front door during the play. He said
Speaker 1: hello to a few people he knew, and casually walked
Speaker 1: to the hallway where the door till Lincoln's private balcony
Speaker 1: box was Lincoln usually had one or two men with
Speaker 1: him for security, but this night his guard was a
Speaker 1: few streets down at the bar grabbing drinks with some friends.
Speaker 1: Booth walked up to the door and peered through the
Speaker 1: peep hole that he had drilled the night before and
Speaker 1: seen Lincoln and his wife with another couple with their
Speaker 1: backs to the door. Enjoining the play, Booth knew the
Speaker 1: play well and was waiting for the punchline. At the play,
Speaker 1: he planned on using the laughs and cheers to cover
Speaker 1: up the sound of the gunshot. When the punchline came,
Speaker 1: Booth entered the box and held the gun point blank
Speaker 1: range to Lincoln's head and pulled the trigger. Everyone heard
Speaker 1: the loud bang. A nearby military officer came running in
Speaker 1: and Booth stabbed him with his knife. Booth, being the
Speaker 1: actor that he was, couldn't resist the opportunity for a
Speaker 1: grand curtain call. He leaped from the eleven foot balcony
Speaker 1: right onto the stage. He then turned to the balcony
Speaker 1: and delivered his final line in Latin, Thus always to tyrants.
Speaker 1: Chaos erupted, breaking his leg from the jump. On pure adrenaline,
Speaker 1: he ran out back where his horse and his friend,
Speaker 1: David Harold, was waiting for him. The two men rode
Speaker 1: hard covering fourteen miles in two hours through Maryland into Virginia.
Speaker 1: Their only stop was at the Surrett House, a tavern
Speaker 1: in Clinton, Maryland. There they had guns and supplies waiting.
Speaker 1: Without wasting any time, they grabbed their gear and got
Speaker 1: back on their horses, still heading out another fourteen miles
Speaker 1: to ward Oaf from Maryland, this trip took double the
Speaker 1: time four hours. As Booth was in great pain from
Speaker 1: his broken leg. They stopped off at the house of
Speaker 1: doctor Samuel Mutt, who reset his broken leg. Some speculate
Speaker 1: that his name and what he did to aid Booth
Speaker 1: that night started the phrase your name is Mud. But
Speaker 1: that night Booth took his first steps at his new identity.
Speaker 1: He shaved his mustache and colored his hair. With one
Speaker 1: hundred thousand dollars bounty on their head, they wasted no
Speaker 1: time heading further south into more friendly territory. They arrived
Speaker 1: at Garrett's farm near Port Royal, Virginia, on April the
Speaker 1: twenty fourth. We were told two nights later they were
Speaker 1: surrounded and Booth was killed by Union soldiers, but some
Speaker 1: believe it wasn't John Willis's booth they shot that day.
Speaker 1: Many researchers have found some documents and Bravecrum trails to
Speaker 1: support their claims, one being boosts on family. Hey guys
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