The details of the Lincoln Assassination Conspiracy are fascinating, and it was a MUCH bigger plot than most people understand.
For instance, the assassination was Plan B. Plan A was to kidnap Lincoln on his way to the theater, and trade him for Confederate POWs, who were badly needed to fill out the depleting Confederate army.
The conspirators were all in place along the wooded route to the theater, ready to snatch him, when Lincoln changed his mind at the last minute, and skipped the performance, foiling the plot.
Soon after, the war ended, and the conspirators decided to change their plot to an assassination of the entire Union leadership, in revenge for the surrender.
The details of the Lincoln Assassination Conspiracy are fascinating, and it was a MUCH bigger plot than most people understand.
For instance, the assassination was Plan B. Plan A was to kidnap Lincoln on his way to the theater, and trade him for Confederate POWs, who were badly needed to fill out the depleting Confederate army.
The conspirators were all in place along the wooded route to the theater, ready to snatch him, when Lincoln changed his mind at the last minute, and skipped the performance, foiling the plot.
Soon after, the war ended, and the conspirators decided to change their plot to an assassination of the entire Union leadership, in revenge for the surrender.