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On 14th April, 1865, Mary Lincoln, the wife of Abraham Lincoln, invited Clara Harris and her boyfriend to Ford's Theatre to see the play ''Our American Cousin''.

John Parker, a constable in the Washington Metropolitan Police Force, was detailed to sit on the chair outside the presidential box. Just before intermission Parker left to get a drink. Soon afterwards, Booth entered the front of the theater one last time. After presenting his calling card to ~~one of Lincoln's servants,~~ Charles Forbes, Booth went inside the box and waited until 10:15 P.M. when he shot the president in the back of the head at the play's funniest lines. Rathbone grabbed Booth, but he was slashed with a hunting knife. Despite a bad wound in his left arm, Rathbone continued to struggle with Booth and as a result, he was unable to jump cleanly from the State Box. Booth landed on the stage twelve feet below at an awkward angle and allegedly fractured his ankle. However, he was able to hobble out and get on his horse and escape for 12 days. Once chaos breaks out, Rathbone removes the brace Booth wedged against the door. 23-year-old surgeon [https://real-life-heroes.fandom.com/wiki/Charles_Leale Charles Leale] briefly examined Rathbone before turning his attention to Mrs. Lincoln and later examined her ~~husband~~. Following this, Rathbone and Harris accompanied Mary Lincoln to the Petersen House, where her husband was taken to be re-examined by his doctors. Once they got to the boarding house, Rathbone started to feel light-~~heade~~. A little while later, Rathbone was taken back home while Clara stayed with Mary as her husband lay dying for 8 hours until he died at 7:22 A.M. on April 15, 1865, the following morning.

Officer John Parker, a constable in the Washington Metropolitan Police Force, was detailed to sit on the chair outside the presidential box. Just before intermission, Parker left to get a drink with Lincoln’s valet, Charles Forbes and the coachman Francis Burke at the same saloon where John Wilkes Booth was spending time drinking. Soon afterwards, Booth entered the front of the theater one last time. After presenting his calling card to Charles Forbes, Booth went inside the box and waited until 10:15 P.M. when he shot the president in the back of the head at the play's funniest lines. Rathbone grabbed Booth, but he was slashed with a hunting knife. Despite a bad wound in his left arm, Rathbone continued to struggle with Booth and as a result, he was unable to jump cleanly from the State Box. Booth landed on the stage twelve feet below at an awkward angle and allegedly fractured his ankle. However, he was able to hobble out and get on his horse and escape for 12 days. Once chaos breaks out, Rathbone removes the brace Booth wedged against the door. 23-year-old surgeon [https://real-life-heroes.fandom.com/wiki/Charles_Leale Charles Leale] briefly examined Rathbone before turning his attention to Mrs. Lincoln and later examined her husband’s condition. Following this, Rathbone and Harris accompanied Mary Lincoln to the Petersen House, where her husband was taken to be re-examined by his doctors. Once they got to the boarding house, Rathbone started to feel light-headed. A little while later, Rathbone was taken back home while Clara stayed with Mary as her husband lay dying for almost 8 hours until he died at 7:22 A.M. on April 15, 1865, the following morning.

Although Rathbone's physical wounds healed, his mental state deteriorated in the years following Lincoln's death as he anguished over his perceived inability to thwart the assassination attempt. He married Harris on July 11, 1867, and the couple had three children: Henry Riggs (born February 12, 1870, who later became a U.S. Congressman), Gerald Lawrence (born August 26, 1871), and Clara Pauline (born September 15, 1872).

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 On 14th April, 1865, Mary Lincoln, the wife of Abraham Lincoln, invited Clara Harris and her boyfriend to Ford's Theatre to see the play ''Our American Cousin''.
-John Parker, a constable in the Washington Metropolitan Police Force, was detailed to sit on the chair outside the presidential box. Just before intermission Parker left to get a drink. Soon afterwards, Booth entered the front of the theater one last time. After presenting his calling card to one of Lincoln's servants, Charles Forbes, Booth went inside the box and waited until 10:15 P.M. when he shot the president in the back of the head at the play's funniest lines. Rathbone grabbed Booth, but he was slashed with a hunting knife. Despite a bad wound in his left arm, Rathbone continued to struggle with Booth and as a result, he was unable to jump cleanly from the State Box. Booth landed on the stage twelve feet below at an awkward angle and allegedly fractured his ankle. However, he was able to hobble out and get on his horse and escape for 12 days. Once chaos breaks out, Rathbone removes the brace Booth wedged against the door. 23-year-old surgeon [https://real-life-heroes.fandom.com/wiki/Charles_Leale Charles Leale] briefly examined Rathbone before turning his attention to Mrs. Lincoln and later examined her husband. Following this, Rathbone and Harris accompanied Mary Lincoln to the Petersen House, where her husband was taken to be re-examined by his doctors. Once they got to the boarding house, Rathbone started to feel light-heade. A little while later, Rathbone was taken back home while Clara stayed with Mary as her husband lay dying for 8 hours until he died at 7:22 A.M. on April 15, 1865, the following morning.
+Officer John Parker, a constable in the Washington Metropolitan Police Force, was detailed to sit on the chair outside the presidential box. Just before intermission, Parker left to get a drink with Lincoln’s valet, Charles Forbes and the coachman Francis Burke at the same saloon where John Wilkes Booth was spending time drinking. Soon afterwards, Booth entered the front of the theater one last time. After presenting his calling card to Charles Forbes, Booth went inside the box and waited until 10:15 P.M. when he shot the president in the back of the head at the play's funniest lines. Rathbone grabbed Booth, but he was slashed with a hunting knife. Despite a bad wound in his left arm, Rathbone continued to struggle with Booth and as a result, he was unable to jump cleanly from the State Box. Booth landed on the stage twelve feet below at an awkward angle and allegedly fractured his ankle. However, he was able to hobble out and get on his horse and escape for 12 days. Once chaos breaks out, Rathbone removes the brace Booth wedged against the door. 23-year-old surgeon [https://real-life-heroes.fandom.com/wiki/Charles_Leale Charles Leale] briefly examined Rathbone before turning his attention to Mrs. Lincoln and later examined her husband’s condition. Following this, Rathbone and Harris accompanied Mary Lincoln to the Petersen House, where her husband was taken to be re-examined by his doctors. Once they got to the boarding house, Rathbone started to feel light-headed. A little while later, Rathbone was taken back home while Clara stayed with Mary as her husband lay dying for almost 8 hours until he died at 7:22 A.M. on April 15, 1865, the following morning.
 Although Rathbone's physical wounds healed, his mental state deteriorated in the years following Lincoln's death as he anguished over his perceived inability to thwart the assassination attempt. He married Harris on July 11, 1867, and the couple had three children: Henry Riggs (born February 12, 1870, who later became a U.S. Congressman), Gerald Lawrence (born August 26, 1871), and Clara Pauline (born September 15, 1872).