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The assassination of [http://real-life-heroes.wikia.com/wiki/Abraham_Lincoln Abraham Lincoln] was a plot by [[John Wilkes Booth]] and three co-conspirators assigned to simultaneously eliminating the top three people in the administration, Booth and his co-conspirators hoped to sever the continuity of the United States government. | {{Quote|And they said there were five, and they said there were ten.<br>Some say there was never more than just one man,<br>who would smile to see Mr. Lincoln dead,<br>in the name of God and Dixie<br>in the name of God and Dixieland.|Tony Rice, "John Wilkes Booth"}} | ||
The '''assassination of [http://real-life-heroes.wikia.com/wiki/Abraham_Lincoln Abraham Lincoln]''' was a plot by [[John Wilkes Booth]] and three co-conspirators assigned to simultaneously eliminating the top three people in the administration, Booth and his co-conspirators hoped to sever the continuity of the United States government. | |||
Booth's co-conspirators were Lewis Powell and David Herold, who were assigned to kill Secretary of State William H. Seward, and George Atzerodt who was tasked to kill Vice President<span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:small;"> </span>[http://real-life-villains.wikia.com/wiki/Andrew_Johnson Andrew Johnson]. By simultaneously eliminating the top three people in the administration, Booth and his co-conspirators hoped to sever the continuity of the United States government. | Booth's co-conspirators were Lewis Powell and David Herold, who were assigned to kill Secretary of State William H. Seward, and George Atzerodt who was tasked to kill Vice President<span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:small;"> </span>[http://real-life-villains.wikia.com/wiki/Andrew_Johnson Andrew Johnson]. By simultaneously eliminating the top three people in the administration, Booth and his co-conspirators hoped to sever the continuity of the United States government. |