The Day Abraham Lincoln was Assassinated - April 14, 1865

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Eight decades ago, popular historian Bruce Catton, and journalist/author Jim Bishop wrote works that profoundly affected my life and future profession: teaching. Catton's This Hallowed Ground and Bishop's The Day Lincoln Was Shot were both written in such dramatic prose that the events, people - indeed, the very era itself - came alive for me.
Even today, both authors and their works reinforce my passionate belief that history is alive, relevant, and should be conveyed as a story.
For this episode, it is with great reverence and pleasure that I take my lead from Bishop's book, which was published in 1955, sold over 3 million copies, and was translated into 16 languages. He began his research for the day Lincoln was shot in 1930. Then, after two decades had passed, in 1953, in an effort to expand his research, Bishop began reading seven million words of government documents. The result: an absolutely riveting hour-by-hour account of Abraham Lincoln's last 24 hours.
In respectful tribute to the two authors who most influenced my professional coming-of-age, and stoked my drive to recount history as a story, I dedicate this effort. With Bishop's work as my central point of reference, here: hour-by-hour, from seven in the morning of April the 14th to 7:22 and 10 seconds the next morning, is the story of the assassination of Abraham Lincoln.
#lincolnassassination #lincoln #civilwar #civilwarhistory
Narrated by Fred Kiger
Produced by Dan Irving
Published by Third Wheel Media
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Some Characters Mentioned In This Episode:
John Wilkes Booth
William H. Seward
George Atzerodt
David Herold
Lewis Paine/Payne
Mary Surratt
Get the two books referenced in this episode:
This Hallowed Ground - www.amazon.com...
The Day Lincoln Was Shot - www.amazon.com...

[@deblaz1]

Best Civil War narration and history on youtube!!! Thank you....

[@fishinglunkies3629]

🤫 shhh, this is a hidden GEM I don’t want found!!!

[@CarolinaThreeper3534]

I agree

[@FAITHFUL-SERVANT-OF-GOD]

He was shit in Indiana Pennsylvania buro. Research the Jr high school theater. The music room.

[@FAITHFUL-SERVANT-OF-GOD]

Australia bar called kangaroos. Now boomies. Old casino

[@FAITHFUL-SERVANT-OF-GOD]

Few red barns

[@lindastemerick730]

I am a Canadian but have always been interested in US history. Thank you for all your efforts and work I very much am enjoying this episode.

[@jamellfoster6029]

Wonderful presentation. I love when history is explained via a story.

[@newyardleysinclair9960]

Narrative history

[@ABeautfulMess]

I adore your narration..Battle of Fredericksburg is my all time favorite..this was great

[@francesmeyer8478]

I was going to recommend that excellent book.

[@erinikeuchi6447]

This is the best presentation of the lincoln assasination I’ve ever heard!

[@Arnold-vf9cg]

There were 2 books written in the form of Jim Bishop's 1955 works. The 2nd was an illustrated larger book with the same name. The 1998 TNT TV movie was also very well done. I am a collector and researcher of Lincoln relating to his life and death. Bishop's book was excellent and I enjoyed it immensely.

[@johnhenryclark911]

My Grandmother 👵🏻 Was A Southern Woman. But She Named One Of Her Rose 🌹 Bushes "Abraham Lincoln". I Pray 🙏🏻 That She Is In Where President Abraham Lincoln Is!🥲

[@terryeustice5399]

A very sad moment in History 😥 Thank you for sharing! 💯👍👊

[@chrisevans9688]

Chris Evans did you now right after just people would is good news right now and back in my life just me now and video new one day did you take me out of soon if you now do you think you can find a little under

[@landonlacy1954]

​@chrisevans9688 Where in the hell did you learn to English? Reading your comment was painful, lol

[@chrisevans9688]

@@landonlacy1954 Chris Evans would just now in that day did you go back on this weekend in my life future is good news soon thanks you guys and hope you people can help just like you power back into your day did my best back next year and time we can talk tomorrow night and now

[@matthewhedrichjr.5445]

Yes and didn’t you think Dr Leale should be credited for trying to keep Lincoln alive?

[@chrisevans9688]

@@matthewhedrichjr.5445 Chris Evans is that you and hope people would just do you did it tomorrow night that you on this good day and you do that before you guys and war 1000 and you yes now that you can

[@mr.sherlockholmes6130]

Just Joined your team and I am proud . I loved the civil war and love these stories. They bring them alive just like you were there . Wow great voice and storytelling. History must never be forgotten. I am afraid I’m the future our kids will forget History if we don’t keep it alive . Thank you for this opportunity to be here it’s a honor being a Marine I love this country. I look forward to listening to all these wonderful true stories. Thank you again Scott

[@ThreadsfromtheNationalTapestry]

We’re glad you’re here. Thank you for your service!

[@belle.m]

Very interesting. I don’t know a lot of American history (I’m Australian), but have been learning a lot from your channel.

[@ralphjenkinson3289]

I rarely say God bless you but God bless you I read the book it's hard to believe that it is was 80 years ago of course I read the book but it was published before I was born I remember feeling like I was there

[@eltonjohnson1724]

This was extraordinary. Thank you very much. You presented this like it happened only a few years ago. The emphasis on details (i.e., the attention to detail, as we say in the Army) is amazing. Excellent work.

[@gregsolomon]

You state that Presidential guard, John Parker, was never charged...but that's incorrect. He was charged with neglect of duty, tried, and found guilty in May of 1865. But for some reason, the court's decision was over-ruled and disposed of the following month...Parker was subsequently released and he returned to his position in security at the White House.

[@effieborchert985]

Is there somewhere that you post all of the books that you recommend in these videos? I try to write them down as I listen to each episode, but was hoping you had a master list somewhere? I'd love it if you shared it. Thanks again for a great video.

[@marcoschaper1737]

In the description of this Video the books are listed. Maybe it's in the other Videos too?

[@ThreadsfromtheNationalTapestry]

We try to add them to the show notes, but might have missed some. Maybe that's something we can compile in the future.

[@craigstarling4704]

Booth thought he and his cohorts would be welcomed with open arms and that he would be a hero in the South for what he had done. But the People of the South, At that point, Had had enough of war and just wanted to live peacefully. This must have been a shock to him.

[@brentinnes5151]

he was a psychopath..nothing shock them

[@bradparker9664]

Absolutely top notch research, writing, and production!! (And that's coming from one allegedly decended from John Parker and with one with 17 years in law enforcement).

[@normajeanmorrissey4459]

Truly love this site and it’s presenter. He is great!

[@ChuckChasesTheFacts]

As a Pomme, I knew that Lincoln was killed by Booth, but the rest, I had no idea about. The way you have told this story was captivating, informative and hypnotic. Thank you so much for this. It gives me inspiration to do someting different on my channel. I have a face for radio but a voice for TV. I really liked this.

[@57Banjoman]

So well done-thank you!!

[@24-Card]

Just have to say, your voice and cadence is absolutely perfect! THX!

[@CharlesEBright]

His death could have been easily prevented at that time. They should have had mulitple armed police officers or armed miltary servicemen to watch over him. I also believe that they knew Booth was a threat. Booth was in photos very near Lincoln before his death. Lincoln had many eniemes in the south that wanted him dead and how they missed these threats at that time puzzles me.

[@mistervacation23]

My great-grandfather was on the police force here in washington the night of lincoln's assassination. He went all over town trying to warn people that something might happen. How he figured it out, nobody seems to know. It's certainly not recorded anyplace. But there was so much publicity about it that people never forgot him. He became chief of police, then a councilman, did some wheeling and dealing in land, and became a millionaire.

[@michaelesgro9506]

Plot of an episode of "the Twilght Zone" almost to a t. LOL

[@mistervacation23]

@@michaelesgro9506 can't fool you

[@user-eh1gv5ld5o]

​@@michaelesgro9506Yep! You beat me to it!!!

[@Jonathan-rm3js]

Because your grandfather was having an affair with Edward Stanton the real mastermind

[@mistervacation23]

@@Jonathan-rm3js get real

[@peterkerruish8136]

Thankyou for this excellent podcast.

[@PatchesBlanche]

I’d love to here one on Jefferson Davis , love your work sir

[@SpicyTexan64]

*hear

[@KathrynRucker]

Me too ✋️

[@kentduryea7109]

Why at the end where it's reported in "The National News" of Lincoln being shot does the date read... WASHINGTON, SATURDAY, APRIL 14, 1866? The year is supposed to be 1865 not 1866.

[@georgesouthwick7000]

I have always wondered, had Boothe not broken his leg, would he have ever been caught?

[@danieltondorf-dick6083]

There’s a book called The Day Lincoln Was Shot by Jim Bishop. It’s an older book that was published in 1955 that is along the same lines as this documentary. I highly recommend it.

[@francesmeyer8478]

So do I!

[@francesmeyer8478]

Also "April 1865, the Month that Saved America"!

[@matthewhedrichjr.5445]

And a movie released in 1998

[@sartainja]

Could you imagine a modern day President and First Lady being turned down 15 times for an evening at the theater?

[@thomashill7667]

lol you really don’t think that hasn’t already happened to old SLEEPY CREEPY JOE?!?! 😂😂😂😂

[@veritas41photo]

If it were number 45, yes I can absolutely imagine it.

[@TimRobinson-hc7mt]

Great reading excellent job well done. First time I found your channel and I did subscribe.

[@alvaromaharg9768]

That was top notch, thank you.

[@JohnMiller-ee3fs]

Bishops book was a great read. Canton as well.

[@jason60chev]

The newspaper, at time 52:18, says April 14,1866

[@pranavsambamurti7746]

Few people talk about the conspiracy involved to murder this American Hero, and the 6 other people who were executed for this crime...........

[@irishguyjg_2ndchancerecovery]

How do we know History hasn't lied?

[@tdecker2937]

Outstanding content!

[@airborneranger3293]

thank you for this

[@barrycarroll1776]

..Superb..!

[@sarahestling7152]

Love your videos!

[@melissacampbell9214]

Amazing. Thank you.

[@wolfen7577]

Wouldn't hurt to teach American history in schools today too ..

[@TraceyMurray-zg7ih]

They do

[@JoseMartinez-z3k4t]

Show me the places the corners the streets that part of Story also.

[@danieltondorf-dick6083]

The narrator mentioned Jim Bishop’s The Day Lincoln Was Shot right off the bat. Bravo.

[@mikechapman8417]

Wasn't the Surratt boarding house on H St, and not M Street, which I think I heard you say?

[@catherinewood948]

wonderful

[@Buggy-su4oy]

Could you cover James Garfield's assassination and the two and half months leading to his death in September of 1881.

[@ellenstanton2043]

Very interesting. Minor point though, Schuyler Colfax is pronounced “Skyler” by the Indiana locals.

[@mistervacation23]

6:29 541 H Street not M street.

[@chicagoeric969]

Amazing.

[@8bitorgy]

The last 5 letters

[@sherrilee230]

Among the president's cabinet men was Henry Wager Hallock. He had great respect for Mr Lincoln. Henry was a cousin to me 7th generation. But now once more we have the wig's running our government and I'm afraid history will repeat itself. I enjoyed your video, thank you so much

[@newyardleysinclair9960]

I thought it was said Booth gave Lincolns guard a slip of paper, maybe a calling card, before being allowed to enter. That's when he set up the stick to keep the door closed

[@itinerantpatriot1196]

That was an interesting account, but at the end there is a picture of a newspaper that, based on the headlines, is allegedly from the day after the event. Yet the font of the print isn't consistent with newspapers at that time and there is a block beneath the image of Lincoln declaring: "Now He Belongs to the Ages." Every account I have read or heard claims Stanton's words were never recorded and supposedly he said; "Now he belongs to the angels" that morning. He changed it up later to lend the statement more weight and most people weren't even aware he said it until years after the assassination.

[@leonarddavis1697]

Absolutely riveting. A hair-raising nightmare even for those familiar with the events.

[@terrywahl5040]

Simply stunning,

[@BillEllifritz]

Honestly. We all know that Tad was NOT at that the Peterson house

[@matthewhedrichjr.5445]

That is true. The doctors removed all of Lincoln’s clothes to re-examine his body for other additional wounds before applying a mustard plaster and warm blankets

[@stk6mkt]

Mary Surratt's boarding house was located at 604 H St Northwest according to the Library of Congress. Explain where you get your information.

[@deonbarbee6493]

NOT BAD AT ALL..... DIDN'T KNOW THAT MANY LEADERS SAW LINCOLN THAT DAY.....😢😢

[@DA-bp8lf]

All these co conspirators could’ve saved Lincolns life. All they had to do is speak up. Cowards!!

[@robertalpy]

Lincoln misread his dream. It is certainly good news that the dream came before victory, but it was an omen of impending death. A course that could not be averted. He was the lamb. The final sacrifice for the sin of slavery that the nation had to pay.

[@chrisbgifford7387]

Amen

[@mistervacation23]

Yeah there's one point I don't agree with. Booth himself said he broke his leg when jumping to the stage. In his day-to-day diary. So I can't buy the horse story

[@elainetwum3465]

How interesting you were alive in 1865, in the White House and all around to know these "facts".

[@petebondurant58]

@elainetwum3465 Please tell us, specifically what is incorrect in this video.

[@andy_travis]

Better at 1.25x speed... reeeally slow speaking speed of the narrator makes this almost unbearable

[@ericcook5224]

"Schuyler"- pronounced "Sky-ler"

[@randyking3057]

Was Booth hoping to kill Grant as well?

[@ClarenceSpencer-xe6zg]

It's me for real aka Clarence Spencer aka meat meat good morning 🌞🌄

[@AlexanderRogers-tz6hs]

The civil war was not a war of sides. It was a war of what your soul and spirit felt and the loss of life was just the cost and fee of faith.

[@CharlesParkhill]

It was a war of sides. South v. North, industrialism v. agricultralism, abolitionists v. slavers, etc.

[@russellgoff6524]

@@CharlesParkhill The abolitionists played only a bit part in the conflict. The policymakers largely ignored them. The cause they believed in was used for PR when it became apparent the Confederates would not win, but they were viewed as kooks by most everybody. The Union tried to make concessions to the Confederate states to keep their slaves in order to prevent secession, but the Confederate states were determined to form their own country and were confident that Europe would support their cause.

[@سقراط-ي7ز]

تحيه من أعماق قلبي المحب للحريه والتحرر للرئيس العظيم ابراهام لينكولن.... ارقد براحه وسلام

[@FAITHFUL-SERVANT-OF-GOD]

Indiana territory buro. Hides alot of history.

[@Ronald-wv1bz]

I can only take so much of hearing constant inhaling. Lasted a mere 3 minutes of this labored narrative.

[@FAITHFUL-SERVANT-OF-GOD]

Ben Harris Australian actor

[@USArmyKorea]

Lewis Paine was the Tex Watson of the Lincoln murder.

[@veritas41photo]

Full of needless detail. So much so it casts the dull light of disbelief on most of them. Thumbz Down.

[@appalachianwoman561]

It wasn't just Mrs Lincoln that people were declining to attend over, what history fails to mention repeatedly is that Lincoln was not popular even in the North and many did not like him. They viewed him as dragging them into a senseless war that got family and friends killed, and that allowed the rich to pay their way out of but not the poor. If immigrants had had the right to vote, like the Irish and such that were getting unloaded from the boats in NY then Lincoln wouldn't have won, because those same Irish and others that came over wanting a better life and were poor, were instead sent off to the meat grinder of war. Lincoln was not as popular as history tells us, nor did he want to make Blacks equal to Whites, he instead wanted to send them out of the US and off to Libya to establish themselves.

[@dxd232]

You lost, get over it😂

[@julieboice180]

​@@dxd232😂😂😂

[@stephensdygert7600]

Neo-confederate propaganda. The Confederacy was the most satanic thing that ever happened in the history of the US. People love to bring up Lincoln's early political views. After the US was attacked by slave owning, human trafficking oligarchs. Abraham Lincoln knew what had to be done. When Lincoln was running for president, he had to be a politician. He tried to look neutral on slavery. That thinking changed quickly after the war started. Lincoln knew black Americans had to be free and liberated. Lincoln became a believer in scripture, after he visited the Gettysburg battle field. Servile insurrection and revolution is sin, Lincoln said. People that try to cut Lincoln down, who was president during the worst time in US history, are still pushing the "lost cause" myth of neo-confederate propaganda. The servile insurrection of the Confederacy was for one purpose, maintain the institution of slavery and human trafficking. Anybody can research that by reading the quotes of the Confederate government. A legion of human devils that started that war, they never had any chance of winning, if General Sherman had his way, with the "Joshua plan" Lincoln wouldn't approve. Everbody in the Confederacy would of been killed or deported to Europe, Canada, or Mexico. That included all civilians. When Lincoln was assassinated, planned by John Surrat and the Confederate government. The first nail in the American coffin began. JFK assassination was the sencond nail.

[@johnmguzman7491]

Interesting. I never heard this. Can you provide some links to support these assertions? Thanks.

[@brotherlove6631]

It was probably twice as many who thought that war was necessary to unite the nation, or eventually become ripe for invasion in the future of that time.

[@ginov.7039]

Sic Semper Tyrannis

[@BlackDogOriginal]

Lewis Paine, based.

[@jason60chev]

Though, in the Bible, Corinthians, I believe, it says that we should forgive. But it is awfully DAMNED difficult, to forgive them Yankees.

[@floydiandreamscapes5145]

It was a "Yankee" who was murdered? What's to forgive?

[@VladimirVladimirovich1952]

Whatever you say, dude.

[@jason60chev]

@@VladimirVladimirovich1952 That's right, "Dude"!

[@VladimirVladimirovich1952]

@@jason60chev sorry, whatever pronoun you prefer. My bad.

[@Jonathan-rm3js]

Or the Red Sox

[@theend9258]

You sound too much like a pastor.

[@Hausershawn]

R.I.P Dictator Lincoln

[@nickroberts-xf7oq]

Well, he sure didn't "dictate" the firing on Fort Sumter ! 💥 🤔 🇺🇸

[@matthewhedrichjr.5445]

He wasn’t because he cleaned up the whole mess that Franklin Pierce and James Buchanan have left for him after they both refused to keep the nation together. Dr Leale tried to save Lincoln’s life but he declared the wound being mortal and there was little they could do to help him other than monitor his condition and tried to comfort his cold body.

[@addamcarroll2395]

Are we sure Abraham Lincoln was assassinated and not the person who was impersonating him and was the main reason why he was elected president. Stephen Sumner Phelps was Abraham Lincoln best friend who was a slight double of him except for the fact that he was white and with the help of Mathew Brady he managed to make Abraham Lincoln who was in his own words a tall lanky and swarthy man more presidential by putting Stephen's Phelps face onto James Calhoun's body. Since all the photos of Lincoln were actually photos of Stephen Sumner Phelps and not of Lincoln who was swarthy in complexion just doesn't match the description of the photos that were taken, everyone back in the day saw a white person photographed as potus and not the swarthy or dark complexion person who was actually the president. Abraham Lincoln wasn't the only one whose photos were manipulated his wife Mary Todd was portrayed by Stephen's Sumner Phelps brother or cousin and the family also portrayed quite a few other famous people in history can be watched on Kurimeo Ahau channel pt 4 of history or myth/ Phelps Brothers are the faces of fake Lincoln Jefferson Davis and Mary Todd

[@michaelesgro9506]

🤪

[@jamesstone9213]

Seek help

[@floydiandreamscapes5145]

And the Earth is flat, and the moon is hollow and full of aliens. Which brother took Mary's place in these fake photos?

[@floydiandreamscapes5145]

And the Earth is flat, and the moon is hollow and filled with aliens. Which brother filled in for Mary? The boy named Sue?

[@rosemarymurray5488]

​@@jamesstone9213 agreed, what nonsense he spouts

[@SpicyTexan64]

A little known last tweet: @HonestAbe ✅️ Mary wants to go to the theater tonight. Shoot me. LOL

[@BlackDogOriginal]

Viva Booth

[@jwilliam3962]

Great writing, but in order to hear it, the listener must endure the hammy narrater, making it more about himself than the words.

[@joeman7547]

(Urgent Warning) Elvis Presley's twin brother Jessie Presley the "First Born Male Child" is"NOT" buried at Graceland with the Presley family members, the reason being they cannot find the body or the Grave of Jessie Presley, Jessie Presley will be one of the Great Signs from heaven spoken of in the book of (St.luke 21;11)"And Great Signs shall there be from Heaven", These Great Biblical signs will take place in the city of San Luis Obispo, California, The whole world will be Watching, all media's will focus on this Great Biblical event, WOW, or should we say, WOE !

[@Occupied_South]

Sic semper tyrannis.

[@johnbarry8542]

It's good but I couldn't listen to it every time he takes an inhale sounds like a balloon is being deflated

[@spankflaps1365]

It’s still common for psychos to abuse animals, before moving on to humans. Interesting to see these bad habit tropes through history.

[@SpicyTexan64]

Bad habit tropes? 😅

[@Hunter_Nebid]

Sure... Those hormone blockers make people like Spanky here do all kinds of weirdness!