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title: Death of John Wilkes Booth
author: Frank Leslie
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/21219/death-of-john-wilkes-booth/
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updated: 2025-10-27
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# Death of John Wilkes Booth
_Authored by Frank Leslie_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/21219.jpg)
## Image Caption
*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](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Death/) of [John Wilkes Booth](https://www.worldhistory.org/John_Wilkes_Booth/), assassin of US President [Abraham](https://www.worldhistory.org/Abraham,_the_Patriarch/) 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.
## Cite This Work
### APA
Leslie, F. (2025, October 27). Death of John Wilkes Booth. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Leslie, Frank. "Death of John Wilkes Booth." *World History Encyclopedia*, October 27, 2025. .
### MLA
Leslie, Frank. "Death of John Wilkes Booth." *World History Encyclopedia*, 27 Oct 2025, .
## License & Copyright
The public domain content above is from the [Library of Congress](http://www.loc.gov/). You can copy it freely. [Original image](https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2001697354/) by [**Frank Leslie**](https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2001697354/). Submitted by [Harrison W. Mark](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/harrisonwmark/ "User Page: Harrison W. Mark"), published on 27 October 2025. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Public Domain](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_domain). This item is in the public domain, and can be used, copied, and modified without any restrictions. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.