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Brief Introduction and Details of John Wilkes Booth
South spy family background Lincoln's assassin Booth 1838 was born in Maryland, USA in May. His father is a big shot in Britain and America, and his two brothers have also become famous actors. He spent a happy childhood in the northern suburbs of Baltimore, and began to take the stage at the age of 17. He was laughed at for his exaggerated performance, but he listened to criticism and corrected his mistakes. By the age of 20, he became a dazzling star, surpassing his brother, earning a lot of money, earning 700 dollars a week, which was considered a big money in that era. Young, rich and handsome, Booth was the idol of that era, just like Pan Yu. It was the object pursued by many American actresses at that time. Once an actress fell in love with him deeply, but when she knew that Wilkes had no intention of marrying her, she cut Wilkes' face with a knife.

Booth, who supports the South, is a supporter of the South. However, after the war, he did not join the Confederate army, but became a spy in the south, using the identity of an actor as a cover. He can travel all over the United States without making things difficult and get the support of opera fans from all over the world, so he can send information and much-needed medicines to the south. As a spy, Booth is excellent, but he has a fatal flaw. Once he hears Lincoln's name, he will lose control, but it is also very common. Not only in the south, but also in the north, Lincoln made countless enemies.

Incredibly, this family is pro-North. Except John, all the stalls not only support the North, but also one of them is a benefactor of the Lincoln family. Once, Robert, Lincoln's eldest son, went back to Washington from Harvard University to visit relatives and bought a train ticket at Boston Station. When the train suddenly started, Robert was about to be run over. Fortunately, a stranger grabbed his arm and dragged him onto the platform. This man is John's big brother Edwin.

After General Robert Lee surrendered on April 9, 1986, the war was almost over. Wilkes sympathized with the slave owners of the southern plantations, and in the next few days, he drank brandy to drown his sorrows. Living in Washington, D.C., on April 14, 2004, he heard that Lincoln was going to Ford Theater that night, and he had a whim to assassinate the president. Booth's plan is not simple. He hoped to kill the President, the Vice President, the Secretary of War and Grant in one fell swoop, so that the South would have hope of coming back to life, because Joseph Johnston still had 30,000 troops at this time.

After afternoon 10, when 26-year-old Wilkes slipped into the theater, Lincoln was already immersed in the performance, and his only guard went to get drunk. Booth went outside the box door. When the audience laughed at the plot, he rushed in and shot Lincoln. Lincoln fell, and General Rosberg stood up and rushed to his mouth and shouted for revenge in the South. The assassin was cut from his eyebrows to his shoulders with a hunting knife in the other hand. Amid Mary's screams, Booth jumped onto the stage at 12 feet and shouted, "This is what happens to tyrants! The great hatred of the south has been reported! " I didn't expect to be caught, so I broke my left leg and rushed out.

Wilkes escaped from Washington, D.C., and fled to Maryland with his partner herold overnight. The Potomac River of 1865 was finally discovered by the army. Soldiers surrounded the barn where Wilkes and Herod slept. Herold surrendered, but Wilkes was ready to make one last effort. After a long stalemate, the army began to burn the barn. People heard a gunshot in the firelight. The soldier dragged Wilkes out of the barn and found that he had a gunshot wound to his neck and a broken cervical vertebra. Some historians believe that Wilkes did shoot himself. Before he died, the murderer said, "Tell mom, tell mom that I died for my country." He also said, "It's useless, it's useless."

Since the assassination of President Lincoln, it is said that someone else fell into the hands of the army, and Wilkes is still alive. Legend has it that someone has seen him in Europe and India. Others said that Wilkes had wandered in Texas and Mexico, and then committed suicide in Enid, Oklahoma on 1903.