Lincoln's Last Day

Lincoln's Last Day

51 mins | Documentary | April 13, 2015

We all know the main story of Abraham Lincoln's death, how he was killed, where it took place, and who pulled the trigger. But what exactly happened during the last day of his life? Relive April 14, 1865, as we track the hours of the day that shocked the world, following both assassin and victim on separate paths that would ultimately converge at the Presidential Box at Ford's Theatre. We'll also look at the objects, like Lincoln's hat and John Wilkes Booth's gun, that witnessed the crime that changed the course of American history forever.

Lincoln's Last Day

51 mins | Documentary | April 13, 2015

Lincoln's Last Day
We all know the main story of Abraham Lincoln's death, how he was killed, where it took place, and who pulled the trigger. But what exactly happened during the last day of his life? Relive April 14, 1865, as we track the hours of the day that shocked the world, following both assassin and victim on separate paths that would ultimately converge at the Presidential Box at Ford's Theatre. We'll also look at the objects, like Lincoln's hat and John Wilkes Booth's gun, that witnessed the crime that changed the course of American history forever.
Producers Smithsonian Channel
Original title Lincoln's Last Day
Directors Molly Hermann
Writers Molly Hermann

Cast

Fritz Klein

as Abraham Lincoln

William Frasca

as Dr. Charles Leale

Tuesday Beebe

as Mary Todd Lincoln

Becca Booth

as Clara Harris

Angela Oberer

as Helen Muzzy

Rick Canino

as George Atzerodt

William Mark McCullough

as John Wilkes Booth

Steven Cardinal

as Harry Hawk

KatieBeth Cesaro

as Mary Surratt

Phillip Davis

as Frederick Seward