The killing of Booth, the assassin: The dying murderer drawn from the barn where he had taken refuge, on Garrett's farm, near Port Royal, Va., April 26, 1865, illustration in Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, 1865.
A depiction of the death of John Wilkes Booth, assassin of US President Abraham Lincoln, who was shot in a barn in northern Virginia during a standoff with Federal soldiers on 26 April 1865.
Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
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Leslie, F. (2025, October 27). Death of John Wilkes Booth. World History Encyclopedia. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/21219/death-of-john-wilkes-booth/
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