Marcus Parks

Now if you'll remember, John Wilkes Booth had wanted to inspire people just as John Brown had, in the sense that Brown had gathered a small crew to fight against impossible odds. The difference though is that John Wilkes Booth wanted to inspire people to defend slavery, not abolish it. Super hard. Yeah. Well, I mean, not for half of the country.

Now if you'll remember, John Wilkes Booth had wanted to inspire people just as John Brown had, in the sense that Brown had gathered a small crew to fight against impossible odds. The difference though is that John Wilkes Booth wanted to inspire people to defend slavery, not abolish it. Super hard. Yeah. Well, I mean, not for half of the country.

Time, however, was running out for Booth to make his move. 1864 was an election year, so Lincoln was determined to show America that an end to the war was in sight.

Time, however, was running out for Booth to make his move. 1864 was an election year, so Lincoln was determined to show America that an end to the war was in sight.

Time, however, was running out for Booth to make his move. 1864 was an election year, so Lincoln was determined to show America that an end to the war was in sight.

General Ulysses S. Grant was getting more aggressive in his southern campaign by burning down cities, amongst many other brutal tactics, and a raid on the Confederate capital of Richmond, Virginia, while unsuccessful, had damn near resulted in the capture of Confederate President Jefferson Davis.

General Ulysses S. Grant was getting more aggressive in his southern campaign by burning down cities, amongst many other brutal tactics, and a raid on the Confederate capital of Richmond, Virginia, while unsuccessful, had damn near resulted in the capture of Confederate President Jefferson Davis.

General Ulysses S. Grant was getting more aggressive in his southern campaign by burning down cities, amongst many other brutal tactics, and a raid on the Confederate capital of Richmond, Virginia, while unsuccessful, had damn near resulted in the capture of Confederate President Jefferson Davis.

So perhaps seeing that 1864 was do or die time, John Wilkes Booth began having serious discussions with other Confederates to formulate a solid plan for kidnapping Abraham Lincoln in order to trade him for Confederate POWs, thus shifting the momentum of the war.

So perhaps seeing that 1864 was do or die time, John Wilkes Booth began having serious discussions with other Confederates to formulate a solid plan for kidnapping Abraham Lincoln in order to trade him for Confederate POWs, thus shifting the momentum of the war.

So perhaps seeing that 1864 was do or die time, John Wilkes Booth began having serious discussions with other Confederates to formulate a solid plan for kidnapping Abraham Lincoln in order to trade him for Confederate POWs, thus shifting the momentum of the war.

Well, there's nothing romantic in work. You know, there's no glory to be had in work and just being a fucking, you know, just being a guy who's out in a field somewhere. There is glory in going to fight and defend your homeland, or at least there's glory in the idea of it.

Well, there's nothing romantic in work. You know, there's no glory to be had in work and just being a fucking, you know, just being a guy who's out in a field somewhere. There is glory in going to fight and defend your homeland, or at least there's glory in the idea of it.

Well, there's nothing romantic in work. You know, there's no glory to be had in work and just being a fucking, you know, just being a guy who's out in a field somewhere. There is glory in going to fight and defend your homeland, or at least there's glory in the idea of it.

It's also sung by black men, which the Confederates do not enjoy.

It's also sung by black men, which the Confederates do not enjoy.

It's also sung by black men, which the Confederates do not enjoy.

It is. Now, the plan to kidnap Lincoln first appeared in August of 1864. That's when Booth began discussing kidnapping plans with two childhood friends from Baltimore. These two men, unlike Booth, had actually fought in the Confederate Army.

It is. Now, the plan to kidnap Lincoln first appeared in August of 1864. That's when Booth began discussing kidnapping plans with two childhood friends from Baltimore. These two men, unlike Booth, had actually fought in the Confederate Army.

It is. Now, the plan to kidnap Lincoln first appeared in August of 1864. That's when Booth began discussing kidnapping plans with two childhood friends from Baltimore. These two men, unlike Booth, had actually fought in the Confederate Army.