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Ben's John Wilkes Booth Page
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here is a picture of John wilkes Booth
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Hi my name is Ben Black. This is my page on John Wilkes Booth. He was considered a very handsome man at his time. He was also regarded as America's best actor of the time. But he then ended his popularity by assassinating Lincoln.
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The Gun
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John Wilkes Booth shot President Lincoln in the back of the head near the left ear with this single-shot derringer. It was manufactured by Henry Deringer of Philadelphia and so marked. It is about 6 inches long with a 2 1/2 inch barrel. Its weight is only eight ounces. It fired a large ball that was .44 caliber. The trigger and mountings were made of German silver, and there was a small box in the butt of the gun for an extra percussion cap. The derringer was found on the floor of the State Box at Ford's Theatre by William T. Kent after the assassination. Today it's in the museum in the basement of Ford's Theatre.
He also had a knife to stab Major Henry Rathbone but I didn't have enough space to include it on my webpage
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This is the final resting place of Booth. An interesting fact about the murder was Lincoln almost 2-3 months earlier had seen Booth perform and enjoyed his performance so much he requested an introduction with him and Booth, Booth declined due to difference of war oppinions and the fact he was planning to kidnap him.
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