President Abraham Lincoln was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth, a Confederate sympathizer and actor, on April 14, 1865. Booth shot Lincoln while he was attending a play at Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C. After the assassination, Booth fled the scene and was pursued by Union soldiers, ultimately being killed on April 26, 1865. Lincoln's death marked a significant moment in American history, occurring just days after the end of the Civil War.
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