Colored drawing of the assassination of Abraham Lincoln by John Wilkes Booth. Booth stands next to Abraham Lincoln in a theatre box and shoots a derringer at his head. In his other hand he holds a dagger. A man in a union army uniform stands to try to stop him.
Library of Congress, LC-USZC4-1155

The Assassination

Dr. Matthew Pinsker talks about the events leading up to the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln and that fateful moment.