Who chased John Wilkes Booth from the theatre?

John Wilkes Booth was chased from Ford's Theatre by a group of people, including theatergoers and employees. The most notable pursuer was an army officer named Edward P. Doherty, who led a detachment of soldiers from the 16th New York Cavalry. They tracked Booth to a barn in Virginia, where he was ultimately found and killed on April 26, 1865.