The Lincoln Assassination

The Lincoln Assassination

Introduction

The sixteenth president on the United States, Abraham Lincoln was assassinated on April 14 of 1865 in Washington DC. The assassination of Abraham Lincoln was acknowledged soon after American Civil War came to an end. Lincoln was assassinated after the decision of Robert E. Lee (Army Commander at Northern Virginia) to submit his troops to General Ulysses S. Grant. According to different sources, this was the core reason behind assassination of Abraham Lincoln. It can be acknowledged that Lincoln was not the first President of the United States who was targeted for assassination.

However, thirty years earlier in 1835, an assassination attempt was acknowledged that was aimed at Andrew Jackson; however, the attempt failed as Andrew Jackson survived. There were different individuals involved in planning the assassination attempt at the president; however, John Wilkes Booth played a key role in leading the conspiracy aimed at bringing together the remaining Confederate troops to continue fighting. Booth's planning was the core reason behind Lincoln's assassination which required some accomplices. Lincoln was not the only target for this conspiracy; but, unfortunately was the only victim. With this planning, Booth expected to create chaos in order to conquer his objectives.

Discussion

The sixteenth president of the United States, Abraham Lincoln was shot in the head while attending a seminar in the Ford Theatre of Washington DC. Abraham Lincoln at the time of his assassination was not alone as he was accompanied by his wife and two guests. Lincoln died the next morning as a result of gunshot received; but, the rest of the plot planned after assassination failed as Seward survived. Nonetheless, Atzerodt who was charged with the murder of Johnson panicked and fled without justifying his involvement in assassination attempt at Washington. The pursuit of the murderer was organized by the army after ...