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Abraham Lincoln Assassination

Published June 22, 2026Updated June 22, 2026

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President Lincoln’s Box at Ford’s Theatre (crime scene), 1865
President Lincoln’s Box at Ford’s Theatre (crime scene), 1865

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John Wilkes Booth’s Deringer pistol (evidence)
John Wilkes Booth’s Deringer pistol (evidence)

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Room in the Petersen House where Lincoln died
Room in the Petersen House where Lincoln died

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Execution of Lincoln assassination conspirators (the drop), July 7, 1865
Execution of Lincoln assassination conspirators (the drop), July 7, 1865

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John Wilkes Booth portrait (suspect)
John Wilkes Booth portrait (suspect)

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Map of John Wilkes Booth’s escape route, April 14–26, 1865
Map of John Wilkes Booth’s escape route, April 14–26, 1865

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Mary Surratt portrait
Mary Surratt portrait

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Lewis Powell portrait, 1865
Lewis Powell portrait, 1865

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Ford’s Theatre exterior
Ford’s Theatre exterior

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Petersen House exterior
Petersen House exterior

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Illustration of the assassination in the presidential box
Illustration of the assassination in the presidential box

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Lincoln on his deathbed
Lincoln on his deathbed

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Mary Surratt boardinghouse exterior
Mary Surratt boardinghouse exterior

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Lincoln’s New York funeral hearse
Lincoln’s New York funeral hearse

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Seward carriage from the night of the attack
Seward carriage from the night of the attack

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