Everything you need to know about the Abraham Lincoln Assassination of 1865 is explained here in our latest video, The Abraham Lincoln Assassination Explained. Mr. Droste covers the basics of everyone who was involved in the plot to kill Lincoln, as well as Secretary of State William Seward and Vice President Andrew Johnson. This is more fact-based and complete than any Lincoln assassination movie clip.

John Wilkes Booth, Lewis Powell (Paine), David Herold, George Atzerodt, and Mary Surratt are all discussed in depth. We talk about all of their plots on the night of April 14, 1865 and how they were (and were not) carried out. Plus, some interesting tidbits on the Booth and Lincoln families, including a hard to believe incident between Robert Todd Lincoln and Edwin Booth.

ABRAHAM LINCOLN/ASSASSINATION RESOURCES
- 'Manhunt: The 12-Day Chase For Lincoln's Killer' by James L. Swanson (My favorite book on the assassination) - https://amzn.to/3oFRhU0
- 'American Brutus: John Wilkes Booth and The Lincoln Conspiracies' by Michael W. Kauffman - https://amzn.to/3nsMio8
- 'Team of Rivals' by Doris Kearns Goodwin - https://amzn.to/3P4Mxnb
- 'Lincoln' by David Herbert Donald - https://amzn.to/3QlRJE8
- Boothie Barn/LincolnConspirators, a great website that I have learned a lot from. The inaugural photos came from this site. https://www.lincolnconspirators.com

CHAPTERS
00:00 Background on the Assassination, Booth Family
06:45 The Conspirators
08:46 Booth at Lincoln's Second Inaugural
11:29 Failed kidnapping plot
12:29 Lincoln's Final Public Speech
13:45 Booth Puts The Plans Into Motion
17:47 Seward Assassination Attempt
21:40 Failed Attempt On VP Johnson
22:21 Booth Assassinates Lincoln
33:49 The Nation Reacts

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