Ashley Wilkes

dinner was going to be great, and it had to be. Shelly had been preparing like crazy, and her guests were finally here. First in her house was Jack Sparrow, followed by the famous singer, Ariana Grande. Then came President Abraham Lincoln with Mr. John Wilkes Booth in the tow. “I don’t really know what is going on, but may I ask where the rum is?”, Captain Jack Sparrow asked. “No rum! I am only twelve!” Shelly responded. She knew Jack would ask that but Shelly had a few tricks up her sleeve. “Well then

the nation into depression and a hunt to find the assassin. Lincoln’s last speech was his inaugural address to his second term in office, March 4, 1865.Many people were there that rainy day to see him take the oath. One of the many was John Wilkes Booth, a confederate sympathizer with wit and charm that could make any woman swoon. His good looks made him a famous actor. His fiancee, Lucy Hale, is next to him. Her father, U.S. Senator John Parker Hale, does not know of their engagement, for

ago, was the surrender at Appomattox Courthouse. If you know not, Confederate Army General, Robert E. Lee surrendered his 28,000 troops to Union Lt. General, Ulysses S Grant after the last battle of the war in the morning. Then, one week ago, John Wilkes Booth murdered Abraham Lincoln at Ford’s Theatre. Since I was his Vice President, and he died, I am now the President. I am glad that the war is over and the bloodshed is done. The Surrender at Appomattox filled me with joy. As for the Lincoln assassination

hot on Lee’s trail and manages to force Lee’s troops to march farther from the path to the Carolinas. At the Appomattox Court House in 1869, Lee surrenders to Grant and the Civil War ends. During the Civil War, actor and Confederate supporter John Wilkes Booth is plotting the demise of President Abraham Lincoln. His family and even his fiancee don’t know how extreme his support for the Confederate cause is. Booth met with

John Wilkes Booth and his fellow conspirators planned to kidnap Abraham Lincoln on March 20, 1865, but on that day the president did not arrive at the location they thought he would. Once Booth figured out that Lincoln was going to Ford’s Theater he and his conspirators planned to assassinate Abraham Lincoln, Andrew Johnson, and William H. Seward (“Abraham”/history.com). Abraham Lincoln was the first president to be assassinated. As the president could not escape the southern sympathizers the nation

pre-inaugural tour from Springfield to Washington, there was an incident which took place towards the end of the tour. Lincoln was informed by several different people that there was a plan in place to ambush and assassinate him in Baltimore, Maryland (John Wilkes Booths’ hometown). This plan was supposed to take place before he had the chance to make it to Washington to be elected. Lincoln decided to take the advice of his friends, even though he wasn’t completely sure that there really was a plan to murder

The events leading up to the Assassination of President Abraham Lincoln "There are men who want to take my life. And I have no doubt they will do it. . . If it is to be done, it is impossible to prevent it." This quote can closely be related to Abraham Lincoln and his assassination. This shows that President Lincoln was committed to his beliefs and traditions. When Abraham Lincoln was assassinated, it was because his killer was an anti-abolitionist, and he did not agree with Lincoln’s ways. He

*Lincolns P.O.V* “Are you coming dear?” Mary yelled up the stairs, for the third time. She was waiting to see if I was ready yet. “Not yet, I’ll be down in a minute!” I called back, not wanting to agitate her. Although, she was pushing me to get out of the door, I knew she was the one still getting ready. You may ask, “Why would you do such a thing? Why would you allow your wife to hurry you up when she’s the one not ready?” Well, I love my wife. I love our marriage, my children, my life….our life;

influential men, Abraham Lincoln, Archimedes, and Julius Caesar were brutally assassinated, impacting their culture in a significant way. Abraham Lincoln, an influential man, was brutally assassinated. After the Civil War drew to a closure, John Wilkes Booth, “a supporter of slavery, [who was still enraged at the War’s turnout,] believed that Lincoln was determined to overthrow the Constitution and to destroy his beloved South,” (www.teachinghistory.org). He sketched up a plan to secretly kidnap

John Wilkes Booth and The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln John Wilkes Booth was born in Maryland, 1838. He was known for being an actor and he made 20,000 a year. He had a very strong hatred for Abraham Lincoln, he was very racist and believed the African Americans should not have any rights. Booth also would blame Lincoln for all the south’s problems. He was also known as the most handsome and charming man known during his time. Booth’s original plan was to actually kidnap Abraham with a group