President's Lincoln, assassin, John Wilkes Booth, was killed on April 26, 1865, at the end of a 12-day chase by Union soldiers after refusing to surrender to Federal troops.
The murder of President Abraham Lincoln was part of a pre-planned, coordinated attack on the president, Vice President Andrew Johnson and the Secretary of State. President Abraham Lincoln died at 7:22 a.m. on April 15, 1865, after being shot by Booth the prior day. More
