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After assassinating President Lincoln, John Wilkes Booth was hailed as a hero in the south. was eventually captured. became an abolitionist. escaped to the North.

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was eventually captured

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was eventually captured

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After assassinating President Lincoln at Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C., on April 14, 1865, John Wilkes Booth was eventually captured. His escape was almost thwarted by Major Henry Rathbone.

Major Henry Rathbone was also with Mary Todd Lincoln Major Henry Rathbone.

He was killed by the union soldiers at the Virginia farm 12 days after he killed the Abraham Lincoln.

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