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The Day Lincoln Was Shot
The Day Lincoln Was Shot
List of Characters
Note: All ages are as of April 14, 1865
Lincoln Family
Abraham Lincoln- assassinated on April 14, 1865 by John Wilkes Booth at age of 56- 16th President of the U.S.A.-thought it was likely he would be assassinated and face a violent death- hated for being a “negro lover”, but loved when he died and people realized all he did- hated by most government officials
Mary Todd Lincoln- First Lady-46 years old - extravagant economically and emotionally-usually had extreme happiness or sadness-tried to control everything in White House- had Abe call her “Mother”-spent money and always had little funds-older she got worse her condition got-1875 declared lunatic-still considerate and generous-died 1882
Robert Lincoln-Lincoln’s oldest grown son- 21 years old - only person in Lincoln family who wasn’t tragedy stricken-last survivor died in 1926 at age of 83
Thomas ‘Tad’ Lincoln-12 years old- Lincoln’s favorite child-spoiled- had eleft palate and lisp which kept him from going to school regularly-died at the age of 18
Conspirators
John Wilkes Booth-26 years old-lead conspirator- killed Lincoln- famous actor- wanted his name to be remembered forever-great hor
Approximate Word count = 3812
Approximate Pages = 15 (250 words per page double spaced)
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