Tuesday, August 20, 2019
The Death Of Abraham Lincoln - The Pinkey Or The Bullet :: essays research papers fc
Lincoln      Many people â€Å"think†that they know about the Lincoln assassination. There are two theories on the death of Abraham Lincoln. The first theory is that of John Wilkes Booth shooting Lincoln in the cerebrum. The second theory is that a doctor misplaced his pinkie finger when assisting Lincoln to a hospital. Many people believe that the doctor’s finger actually pushed the bullet further into Lincoln’s brain, leading to his death. This research paper will compare and contrast the different theories and viewpoints about how Lincoln was assassinated. (Norton)      Abraham Lincoln was born on Sunday, February 12, 1809, in a log cabin in Kentucky. In his early life, he worked jobs including; running a store, surveying, and serving as a postmaster in New Orleans. There, Lincoln lived, worked, and he even wrestled the town bully, earning him the nickname, â€Å"Honest Abe†. Later on in life, Lincoln got married to a woman named Mary Todd. They had four children; Robert (1843 - 1926), Edward (1846 - 1850), William (1850 - 1862), and Thomas (1853 - 1871). Later on, Lincoln became an attorney, decided to settle down and buy a house in Springfield. (Norton) In 1846 Lincoln ran for the United States House of Representatives and won. He was well known throughout the political world for his opposition to the Mexican War and his will to put an end to slavery. In 1860, Lincoln won on the third ballot and was elected the 16th President of the United States on November 6, winning over Stephen A. Douglas. (Norton)           On April 14, 1865, the Lincoln family attended a play entitled â€Å"Our American Cousin†, at Ford’s Theater. At about 10:15 P.M. Lincoln was shot in the brain by John Wilkes Booth.                          Booth was the ninth out of ten children. He was born in Bel Air, Maryland in 1838. Booth was an actor and chose not to fight in the Civil War, his sympathies lay with the South and against President Lincoln. As the Confederacy began to lose, Booth’s hatred of Lincoln became stronger and stronger. He eventually began to plot against the President. Booth fired a single shot - .44 - caliber Derringer into Lincoln’s head, behind the left ear (according to the book, â€Å"True Crime: Assassination†), by the editors of Time - Life Books. After the shooting, Booth leaped for the stage. One of his spurs got caught in a flag, and he broke his leg after landing on the stage. (Lattimer)                          He staggered to his feet and shouted: â€Å"Sic semper tyrannis!†- meaning, â€Å"Thus always to tyrants!†On April 26, he was caught by Union soldiers on a farm near Bowling
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