Assassination of Abraham Lincoln - People - Statistics

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Hint	Answer	% Correct
16th President of the United States & Main Target of the assassination plot; Shot in the head & died the following day at 7:22 am	Abraham Lincoln	90%
16th Vice President of the Unites States & One of three targets of the assassination plot; Survived & later became the 17th President	Andrew Johnson	85%
Famous Stage Actor; Assassinated the 16th President at Ford's Theatre on April 14, 1865; Fatally shot and died on April 26, 1865	John Wilkes Booth	75%
Eldest son of William H. Seward; Brevet Colonel in the Union Army; Suffered seven stab wounds during assassination attempt against his father, but survived	Augustus Henry Seward	50%
Daughter of William H. Seward; Guarded her father's room, but was pushed aside & injured; She helped save her father's life after Powell fled	Franny Seward	50%
Son of William H. Seward; Politician; Confronted Lewis Powell before he could enter his father's room; Wounded by Powell, but survived	Frederick W. Seward	50%
24th United States Secretary of State & One of three targets of the assassination plot; Survived, but was greatly wounded	William H. Seward	50%
Confederate soldier who attempted to assassinate the 24th Secretary of State; Worked alongside Booth & Herold; Executed on July 7, 1865	Lewis Powell	40%
Wife of Abraham Lincoln & First Lady of the United States; Sat alongside her husband when he was shot by John Wilkes Booth	Mary Todd Lincoln	40%
Confederate spy who was accused of plotting in the assassination attempt on the 16th President; Not convicted & he fled to Europe	John Surratt Jr.	35%
Woman who owned a boarding house; Co-conspirator in the assassination plot; Executed on July 7, 1865; 1st woman executed by the federal government	Mary Surratt	35%
Brought Lewis Powell to Secretary Seward's house & waited outside for Powell, until fleeing when he heard screams; Executed on July 7, 1865	David Herold	25%
Brevet Colonel in the US Union Army; Sat in the booth with Lincoln & attempted to stop John Wilkes Booth; Injured by Booth	Henry Rathbone	25%
Physician who treated John Wilkes Booth's broken leg after the assassination plot; Arrested, but later pardoned by President Johnson	Samuel Mudd	25%
Sergeant in the United States Army; Crept up behind John Wilkes Booth and shot him, paralyzing him; Booth would die later that day	Boston Corbett	20%
Fiancé, later wife, of Henry Rathbone; Sat alongside Abraham Lincoln, Mary Todd & her fiancé during the assassination attempt	Clara Harris	10%
27th United States Secretary of War; Organized the manhunt for John Wilkes Booth, David Herold & John Surratt	Edwin Stanton	10%
Confederate sympathizer assigned to assassinate the 16th Vice President, but lost his nerve and made no attempt; Executed on July 7, 1865	George Atzerodt	10%
American stage actor and comedian; Only performer on stage at Ford's Theatre at the moment Abraham Lincoln was shot	Harry Hawk	10%
Brevet Major General in the United States Army; Commanded the 10th West Virginia Volunteer Infantry Regiment	Thomas Maley Harris	10%
President Lincoln's personal bodyguard during his visit to Ford's Theatre; Left his post to get drunk and fall asleep; Later yelled at by Mary Todd	John Frederick Parker	5%
Ford's Theatre Employee, who attended to the stables behind the theatre; Held John Wilkes Booth's horse	Joseph "Peanuts" Burroughs	5%
Major General in the United States Army; 11th Governor of New Mexico Territory	Lew Wallace	5%
Confederate soldier and conspirator in the assassination attempt on Lincoln, although he did not directly participate; Arrested & sent to prison	Michael O'Laughlen	5%
Brigadier General in the United States Army; Commanded the artillery depot in Washington, D.C.	Albion P. Howe	0%
Brigadier General in the United States Army; Author of several army manuals on duties & customs eventually adopted by the U.S. military	August Kautz	0%
Colonel in the United States Army; Won a Medal of Honor during Battle of Fairfax Court House	Charles H. Tompkins	0%
Surgeon in the Union Army; First doctor to arrive on scene at Ford's Theatre; Treated President Lincoln until his death the next morning	Charles Leale	0%
Major General in the United States Army; Presided over the tribunal	David Hunter	0%
Lieutenant Colonel in the United States Army; American teacher and career officer	David Ramsay Clendenin	0%
Stagehand at Ford's Theatre; Originally asked to hold Booth's horse, but he had to move scenery during play; Arrested & sent to prison	Edmund "Ned" Spangler	0%
Messenger bringing a telegram to Secretary William H. Seward, but was severely injured by the fleeing Lewis Powell	Emerick Hansell	0%
Soldier of the United States Army & Attendant of Secretary William H. Seward; Helped Augustus fend off Powell from the Secretary	George F. Robinson	0%
Colonel in the United States Army; Known for excellent service in the Army quartermaster department	James A. Ekin	0%
Lost both his legs below the knee at the Second Battle of Bull Run; Later, the stenographer after Lincoln was shot at Ford's Theatre	James R. Tanner	0%
Livery stable owner in Washington, D.C; John Wilkes Booth hired a horse from him the night of President Lincoln's assassination	James W. Pumphrey	0%
Innkeeper who rented Mrs. Surratt's Maryland tavern and gave Booth and Herold weapons and supplies that night	John M. Lloyd	0%
Clerk; Chief Witness for the prosecution in the trial following the assassination of Abraham Lincoln	Louis J. Weichmann	0%
Brigadier General in the United States Army; Prominent role in Siege of Petersburg & the Appomattox Campaign	Robert Sanford Foster	0%
Confederate sympathizer and conspirator in the assassination attempt on Lincoln, although he did not directly participate; Arrested & sent to prison	Samuel Arnold	0%

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