The Lincoln Assassination was the most shocking and dreadful event that ensued in America on April 15th, 1865. Abraham Lincoln was the 16th President of the United States and served from 1861 to 1865. He played a significant role in the abolishment of slavery, hence his enactment of the Emancipation Proclamation and the 13th Amendment, which eventually led the nation through the Civil War. He was one of the very few brave, who fought against the South for liberties that are now freely proclaimed to everyone. Without such a great man this country would not have been called America “the land of the free.” Not many people were as dignified as President Abraham Lincoln, but what many fail to answer is how was Lincoln assassinated by a gun in the …show more content…
John Wilkes Booth’s orchestrated assassination of President Abraham Lincoln was facilitated by his potential involvement in the Baltimore Plot. Late in February 1861, the Baltimore plot was one of the first attempts to assassinate President Lincoln. After he was elected as President, a group in Baltimore, often referred to as the “Baltimore Conspiracists”, had planned to assassinate Lincoln on his way to Washington for his inauguration. However, due to the precautions taken by Allan Pinkerton, who managed Lincoln’s security, their attempt failed. This was the first attempt to murder Lincoln, and some theorists have proved John Wilkes Booth’s connection to this group of conspiracists. According to, “the Kent State University Press”, “The Lincoln assassination was the result of a conspiracy, not merely the actions of a lone actor. Lincoln was killed with a handgun at close range; Booth wielded a pistol and a bowie knife. Lincoln was killed in public before a large audience, including his wife. …show more content…
The national mourning and the rush to capture the fugitives show Abraham Lincoln’s effect on the country proving his great leadership and the idealogic path that he followed. Booth had assassinated Lincoln in order to avenge the Confederacy, but ultimately it only caused the nation to encourage anti-slavery, as the country wanted to uphold the ideas and principles of Lincoln. Although Lincoln was given poor treatment after the shot, he already had a slim chance of survival, his death inspired Americans that a true hero always dies for his people.
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