John Wilkes Booth
What is Booth's injury?
He broke his leg
What was the name of the doctor who ran to help Lincoln?
Dr. Charles A. Leale
What was George Atzerodt's job?
Kill the vice president
Who was Laura Keene?
An actress
Where did they take Lincoln's body?
A boarding house across the street
Once Booth leaves Washington D.C., which state is he in?
Maryland
Who asked the doctor to help with his wounds before attending to the president?
Major Rathbone
What did George Atzerodt do instead completing his mission?
He drank at a bar and then wandered off.
What did Laura Keene request of the doctor?
If she could hold Lincoln's head in her lap.
Why did the doctor keep pulling blood clots out of Lincoln's wounds?
To remove pressue
Which accomplice meets up with Booth?
David Herold
Did Lincoln die in the theater box?
No: the doctor was able to restart his heart
Which accomplice made it across the bridge to join Booth?
David Herold
What happened to Laura Keene's dress after the incident?
Most of it disappeared but some of the scraps still survive.
Why couldn't they go in the first house they knocked on?
It was locked
Who chased after John Wilkes Booth after he left the theater?
Joseph Stewart
Before he realized Lincoln had been shot, what did the doctor think had happened to Lincoln?
He thought he had been stabbed.
Which accomplice was lost in the city (and slept in a tree?)
Lewis Powell
What got on Laura Keene's dress?
Blood and tiny bits of gray matter from Lincoln's brain
Why couldn't they take Lincoln to a hospital?
The carriage ride would be too dangerous
Who let Booth cross the Navy Yard Bridge?
Sergeant Silas T. Cobb
What was the doctor's diagnosis?
"The wound is mortal; it is impossible for him to recover."
Why did Booth need Herold as his guide?
Because he had the outdoor skills Booth lacked.
What did Laura Keene carry to help her get into the president's box?
What was the name of the man who owned the boarding house?
William Petersen