John Wilkes Booth
actor by day assassin by night written by James and drake
early years
Booth was born on may 10th 1828
He received an education in the classics and particular Shakespeare
Before the civil war he was an actor in the fords theater
contribution to the war
Booth was a fierce confederate sympathizer during the war. He promised his mother he would never enlist in the confederate army and continued his acting career.
life after the civil war
John Wilkes booth had a short life after the war. He assassinated Abraham Lincoln only 5 days after the war. John went into hiding but was later found in a barn. He was later hung on April 26,1865. There are no memorials for booth. (cause he assassinated the president who would put a memorial for him)
5 interesting facts
He was the ninth kid from his other nine other brothers and sisters. His parents immigrated from England in 1820's. He went to a military school called st.Timothy's Hall. He was invested and joined a company but later failed after no profit. He was in the acting industry with his brothers.
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Contribution to the civil war
Booth was a fierce confederate sympathizer during the war. He promised his mother he would never enlist in the confederate army and continued his acting career.