| Interment Location | Visited | |
|---|---|---|
| Baltimore, MD | July 6, 2015 |
Fast Facts
Born: May 10, 1838 in Bel Air, Maryland
Died: April 26, 1865 in Port Royal, Virginia
Cause of Death: Gunshot Wound
Age: 26
Last Words: “Useless, useless.”
Interment: Green Mount Cemetery, Baltimore, Maryland
After he fled the Ford’s Theatre stage, John Wilkes Booth exited through the door to its back alley. There he mounted his rented horse and kicked away the man holding its reigns, Joseph “Peanut John” Burroughs. Booth then bolted out of the alley. The passage is still accessible via F Street NW. Coincidentally, at the time my friend Kelvis and I visited in 2024, the alley’s entry point was next to an escape room company.
Sources Consulted and Further Reading
Kauffman, Michael W. American Brutus: John Wilkes Booth and the Lincoln Conspiracies. New York: Random House, 2005.
Swanson, James L. Manhunt: The 12-Day Chase for Lincoln’s Killer. Boston: Mariner Books, 2007.
