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A quick note from Thomas Jones
In this undated mini-letter (or lengthy autograph), Thomas Austin Jones succinctly attests to his role in hiding the aiding the fugitives. “Captn Williams offered the reward on Tuesday 18th of April...
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“So great was their rage”
When John Wilkes Booth committed his act, the uproar from the general public was swift and vicious. In D.C. angry crowds surrounded confederate prisons like the Old Capitol ready to jump any new...
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On this date: June 16th, 1842
Conspirator David Edgar Herold was born in Washington, D.C. David Herold was the son of Adam George and Mary (Porter) Herold. He attended Gonzaga College High School, Rittenhouse Academy, and...
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Shooting Booth
While Boston Corbett has entered history as the man who avenged Abraham Lincoln in the morning hours of April 26th, 1865, Booth had another bullet enter his body some time before that date. This...
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Junius and Jackson
Did John Wilkes Booth’s father, Junius Brutus Booth, Sr., write a letter threatening President Andrew Jackson’s life? PBS’ History Detectives investigate: Click here to watch the ”Booth Letter”...
View ArticleA John Wilkes Booth Poem
In the spirit of Valentine’s Day and the many poems being shared today, here is a poem written by John Wilkes Booth in February of 1860. This poem by Booth is an acrostic poem and as such the beginning...
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