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On this Day 14 April 1865, a lot more happened than I previously knew. Here is a great primer of the other events that took place of the night of 14 April -- Good Friday just like today -- as they unfolded. If your personal understanding of the history of the Civil War is as shoddy as mine, some of this information will come as a surprise -- especially the story of Clara Harris and Henry Rathbone (do follow that link).
April 14th, 1865 was a pretty bad day for a lot of people. Lincoln was assassinated, Clara Harris and Henry Rathbone had their lives torn apart, and Secretary of State William H. Seward was brutally stabbed along with most of his family and a few bystanders.
Oh, you hadn’t heard about that last one?
Booth and his co-conspirators’ plan was larger than just the assassination of Lincoln. Their plot included a number of top officials in the U.S. government whose death they hoped would bring the country to its knees. Lewis Powell, a twenty year old Confederate soldier, was chosen to assassinate the Secretary of State. Rest of the story here: http://blogs.weta.org/boundarystone...ttle-known-victims-lincoln-assassination-plot
Oh, you hadn’t heard about that last one?
Booth and his co-conspirators’ plan was larger than just the assassination of Lincoln. Their plot included a number of top officials in the U.S. government whose death they hoped would bring the country to its knees. Lewis Powell, a twenty year old Confederate soldier, was chosen to assassinate the Secretary of State. Rest of the story here: http://blogs.weta.org/boundarystone...ttle-known-victims-lincoln-assassination-plot