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I visited Ford's Theatre back in the '70s before it became heavily commercialized, with all the displays in the basement, the gift shop and those two Lincoln - Booth timelines. One unforgettable thing I saw which is no longer on display is the heavily bloodstained dress shirt the president wore when he was assassinated. It was indeed gory, and probably too much so for modern sensitivities.

This video should be getting millions of hits. This is STUNNING. Thank you.

I was there 2 years ao and I'm sorry to disappoint you. I found out from a parks department official who was in the theater, that the owners gutted it and used it for storage, tearing down the original balcony and everything else in it ( apparently the theater closed after the assassination due to the fact that no one wanted to see a play there) the only original part of the theater is the brick perimeter on the exterior of the building. The staircase you climbed is a replica, the balcony is a replica, all of it (I know I was thoroughly disappointed as well).

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My college roommate and I visited Ford's Theater together! We sat in the reconstruction auditorium during our tour. We even discussed had JWB had not jumped from the Balcony and left back out the door, he would not had gotten away. So that's why he figured his escape was better off going through the stage. Plus he knew the play so well and he knew when the Audience was going to laugh. The Audience didn't know it was real until Booth escaped. The tour guide even told us what was said before Booth Shot Lincoln and the Audience and myself didn't really laugh that hard, b/c we couldn't understand the joke back then

I learn more from you about American history than I ever have in any school room. Thank you

Rewatching this episode a few years later and it's still probably my favorite so far. I love the care to detail and respect you give to what happened there. That theater is sacred for American history.

If you are ever in the Detroit area, you should go to the Henry Ford Museum and Greenfield Village. They have the chair he was shot in that was at the Ford Theater and a lot of historical homes and buildings you can walk through. In the summer, they also have civil war soldiers walking through the village and show the guns, cannons and techniques they used during the battles. It's actually pretty interesting.

Some things have changed since I visited the theatre and Peterson House. President Lincoln's death pillow was displayed on the bed (in a glass case) with some of the bandages used. Also, the theatre balcony used to be open, to where you could walk up behind the seats the President used. Giving you the same view that Booth had. I will have to try to find the pictures I took. Granted, it was in the 90's when I visited. Keep videoing our history!

I went to Fords Theatre in the early 80s as an 11 year old kid. I found the city fascinating. Back then you could actually walk up to the door way of the box where Lincoln was shot. Things have changed...

Seriously? Travel channel blows in comparison to how in depth you go into these facilities. They should give you a show bro! Best channel ever!! Keep em coming, please!!

Maybe this has already been mentioned in earlier comments but I'll repeat: 1. The theater interior is not the original interior. Several years after the assassination the building interior was ripped out and was converted to a multi-floor office building. Eventually it was restored to the theater look using what photos, engravings, and blueprints still existed. It is about as accurate as it is possible to be and is a fully functioning theater. 2. The portrait of Washington on the front of the balcony of Lincoln's booth is the original from the assassination. 3. I believe the couch in the booth is also original. It is where Col. Rathbone and his date were sitting.

Thank you for sharing this historic place…..one that I will probably never get to see myself. My heart hurt and tears filled my eyes while watching, knowing that this was one of the saddest moments in our nation’s history. Such a great man that will never be forgotten. Blessings! 💕

About 20 years ago we saw Dicken’s Christmas Carol in Fords Theatre, had center balcony seats, it was strange watching a play with Lincoln’s box lit up

I greatly appreciate your love for history and letting me live it vicariously through you!

I love history. This is amazing. I can't believe you do this channel as well. I just recently over the past month found both of them.

I've just recently started watching your program's and they are very interesting. You present them very professionally. My praise to you and your work. Thank You

I visited Ford's Theatre back in 1985 while I was TDY to the DC area for school. It was fascinating and a bit morbid. During a conversation several years later one of my fellow Technicians mentioned he was a descendent of Dr. Samuel Mudd, the physician who treated John Wilkes Booth's leg injury. The family spent years trying to convince the Government that Mudd was innocent and give him a full pardon (even though he got one in 1869 from President Andrew Johnson for treating prisoners and guards during a yellow fever epidemic during his time in prison.). However my fellow Airman said that according to one family member who found a long lost (or purposely hidden) diary from Dr. Mudd. Dr. Mudd acknowledges that he knew John Wilkes Booth (he had met him before during a meeting with local sympathizers that were spying for the Confederacy before the surrender) and suspected Booth was involved in the Lincoln Assassination before it was publicly acknowledged. Mudd wasn't involved with the assassination, but he did help the assassin knowing what he had done. Which was technically an accessory to murder after the fact, even by the laws of that era. He failed to report him to local authorities (most of whom wouldn't have cared as they hated Lincoln). But by failing to do so he made himself complicit in the crime. With the pitched fever of animosity after the war (and especially by assassinating Lincoln) it could have resulted in Mudd being executed versus prison. At least one of the involved assassins, John Surratt got away with an acquittal years later once the fervor settled down (and he probably was guilty). But his mother Mary Surratt was executed for her involvement in 1865. Families are fixated on righting old wrongs and many times it wasn't wrong to convict or in some cases execute that Ancestor as they were guilty as hell.

The story of the theater is truly creepy. Even being a replica, the theater is very haunting, but perhaps not only bmc of the Lincoln assassination. While being used by the Federal gvt, the theater collapsed in 1893, killing 23 people. Before the collapse, it was used for records, and also housed a museum for Army Medical artifacts, some of which is now at the National Museum of Health and Medicine.

Thanks for sharing this tragic event for our Nation. I have been to Washington D.C. a few times but I have never made it to Fords Theater. It is great that you give a first hand perspective of history through your channel.

WOW! Thank you for filming and sharing this. I love history and you have brought this part of it to light.

Very good tour. You probably know that the large stack of books on Lincoln in Ford’s theater are not actual books (too heavy) but cardboard replicas. Did you know the bed in which Lincoln died is at the Chicago History Museum? They acquired it in an auction or donation. Cannot recall. It has been in Chicago for about a century. I used to touch the wooden bed frame as a child - very bad of the museum to allow touching. The museum has been redone so now the bed is behind plexiglass. Did you know the red velvet rocking chair in which Lincoln was shot is housed at The Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, MI? Saw it two years ago. Also, behind plexiglass.

Very well done!!. I'm shocked to see you dont even have 5k subs. You know your history and make it very interesting and watchable. I just subscribed.

Excellent job! All the main events covered so clearly. Thanks!

Manhunt by James L. Swanson is one of the best books I've ever read. I couldn't put it down. Great video by you!!

Incredible video. Excellent job. Thanks.

Went there in the 80's and you were able to go to the balcony and see the blood stains on Lincolns' chair and you were able to walk into the bedroom at the Petersons house where the blood - stained pillow was under glass. The bed he was on was much smaller than his body could comfortably lay on and the room was really small too. Amazing how real life is different than what pictures depicted at the time!

Great job again dude, appreciate the time you take for details.

Thank you for posting this! As a wheelchair user, you showed me things i will probably never get to see first hand! Accessibility wasn’t really on the radar then. 🙃👍🏽

I love this channel. Thank you for all that you do.

Well done! Every video I watch is better than the last! Thank you so much! Your hard work is truly appreciated!

Your channel makes me want to travel around to see these places even more than I already wanted to. Great videos 👍

Great video. I have always enjoyed learning about Lincoln.

I was so disappointed in Ford's Theatre when I realized that the entire interior structure is a recreation. Most of the interior was gutted in 1866, more when the front of the building collapsed in 1893. A few windows, some interior struts and some of the exterior facade is all that's left. Totally bummed me out.

I have a copy of my great great great uncle’s memories of his time as a soldier in DC on that day. He had just left Ford’s theater when He heard the news. He guarded the Secretary of State that night, went on searches, guarded Lincoln’s body one night and guarded Mary Surrant (forgot the spelling) one night. He mentioned that he thought Mary was a very nice person. I has been a while since we have visited the Theater and museum. We did see a couple of plays there.

Just found your channel from researching Lincoln, I love history and everything about it so finding your channel is awesome! Have only watched this one and the one at the research science medical museum, can’t wait to see what else you have uploaded 😬

I really enjoyed this one! Good job! Keep them coming!

I am so glad I found your videos. thank you. Matter of fact, I sent the Arlington one to our Mayor of Raritan, NJ and asked him to watch the Basilone segment you did.

That was very interesting! Thank you very much for sharing!😊

Love your videos. Entertaining and informative. Keep it up!

I was under the impression the theater was larger. Great video., I learn something every time. Thanks

Thank you for another amazing video.

I just subscribed after watching two of your videos. I really enjoyed watching them. Thank you!

Very cool video. My 8th graders will be watching this at the end of the Civil War unit.

Great video! Super nice to see , very interesting. Keep up the great work!!!

I’ve studied history and love your vids. I love military history. Thanks brother

A wonderful and very moving film. I’ll probably never get to see these places so thank you.

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As an addition to this video you made, which by the way was fantastic as always, I suggest maybe visiting Springfield Illinois. Lincoln’s resting place, his childhood home and several museums are well worth the visit. I hope someday you take the time

The blood stain chair lincoln was shot in is in the Henry Ford Museum, Dearborn Michigan. Also, the home of Ford Motor company my employer for 30 years..

Damn that artillery wound through the skull passed cleaner than a regular bullet wound! Love your videos bro! I’ve already watched most of your videos within the span of 2 days, keep it up! Can’t wait for more!

Great video. Nice work.

Amazing! Thanks so much for the excellent video

Thank you for sharing this history.

Excellent suggestion and tour. By any chance was there a sign stating how many books were in that incredible pile? Unbelievable. Really nice job, thanks again. See you later!

Well done--the visit has definitely been changed in how it is conducted from my last visit.

Thanks for showing these pivotal places in US history. So fascinating to see.

I hope you will go to Greenfield Village, where Lincoln’ assassination chair is on display. Thank you for keeping American history alive.

Great video you make history so interesting thankyou

In 1957 I was 6yrs. old.That summer we went to Springfield,ILL. and visited Lincoln's home. I remember we could go into the kitchen through a side door not the front door.When my wife and I visited in the 80's you could not go inside the house only look in.On both trips we also went to Lincoln's tomb.On the 1980's trip we also visited New Salem.

This was the first video I ever saw watched of yours and now I’m back watching it again after watching the first episode of Manhunt on Apple TV.

Holy book-a-moley! That's a lot of books! I really enjoyed this video!

This is the coolest website I've ever seen. As a fellow history buff, you are literally living my dream. How I wish you were my bestfriend! Thank you for sharing all these.

You should get your own show. This is very well done channel

Fords theater definitely on my places to go visit bucket list

I visited Ford's Theater back in the early 70's and remember being able to go behind Lincolns chair on the balcony, but looks like it's closed off to the public now.

Love your videos

Well, need to add this trip to the old bucket list.

Thank you , great post

Been to both Ford's and Peterson. Lived the excitement you exhibited after going to both.

Wow this is a great video....I'm a history buff myself...this is a very interesting and sad part of History...to actually see where Lincoln died, how it happened does something...the thing that sticks to me is....Lincoln was 6'4'' and they had to lay him diagonal across the bed because was too tall to lay the regular way. I hope one to make a trip to Ford's Theatre one day...dude keep doing what you're doing with these videos..its good stuff...I'm subscribing

Keep in mind - nothing in Ford's is original - the theater was gutted and used by the War department after the assassination. It was not until the late 1960's when it was reconstructed using photographs.

Abraham Lincoln was a well covered subject when it comes to books. With the number that has been written about Lincoln, you would think that there wouldn't be anything else to say.

Great video!

I was at Ford’s Theater 10 years ago for a seminar in the main auditorium, but it was after hours, so I couldn’t see the museum or the house across the street. Thank you for this.

Love your channel!

Great, great video once again. The next time you are in D. C., you should try to get out to Mount Vernon just outside of D. C. if you have not. It's absolutely wonderful and would make a great video as well! I'm itching to get back to D. C. now after viewing this video!

In 9th grade, we went and watched a play at Fords Theatre. Was surreal to look over at the booth where he was shot

Enjoy all your videos

Great channel. I just SUB’D.. best wishes to you and continued success. I’m a history fanatic and have visited many places you filmed.. great stuff!!

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Good job on a good video about one of history's greatest men.

absolutely fascinating!! Thank you so much!! :) Lee.UK

we went to the theater & house across the street in the 80's. It was a ghost town at both places. We got to take our time & look around to our hearts content. Stood right up to the presidents chair in the balcony. We could sit in seats down below & get the feel of the place.

I really enjoy your work thank you

The Lincoln Flag is on display at the Columns Museum in Milford, PA.

Fascinating video. I love the personal effects they have of Booth. I did not know about Maj. Rathbone. Apparently he was severely wounded then grabbed onto JWB's coat causing him to fall awkwardly as he attempted to make his escape.

I spent two days doing the Lincoln tour of Springfield, IL a few years back on my way out to Montana. I would recommend it to everyone. It was incredible.

Great videos! Hope you do at least one on Spotsylvania Court House.

I understand that the location where Booth was captured is now surrounded by a divided highway. There apparently is a sign marking the spot and a trail that leads to the area with an iron rod marking the location of the house that was there at the time. This would be interesting to check out. Thanks for your videos.

I think the actual chair Lincoln was sitting in, is at the Henry Ford museum, Greenfield village. In Michigan.

I've always wondered what became of the derrenger Boothe used. Now I know. Thanks.

I live about 10 miles from Dr. Mudd’s house.We took my father there to see it when he was down visiting us. The employees there even helped get his wheelchair inside. After about 10 minutes soldiers came in and put us under house arrest for helping Booth escape. My dad got a laugh out of that! I have pictures of the property but can’t find which laptop they’re on. We live very close to Zekiah Swamp too and the Surratt house.

I highly recommend "The Cosgrove Report" to anyone curious about the 'missing boot', the (purported) exact mate to the boot shown in this video.

awesome video

Great video and yes I did subscribed to your channel. I do a lot in Washington D.C.. I visit there once per year at most. For Ford's Theatre I've seen two plays (love going there to see plays). I always can't help but stare at that balcony box. I've been in that museum twice. It was pretty much crowded like that the 2nd time I visited. I've seen the gun before. But now I wanted to go back and see that Lincoln signature and pillow. I'm planning on a 3rd visit next year in early May. Haven't been in the Petersen house yet, though. Looking forward to more of your videos. Also love the Smithsonian ones (do a lot there too).

Fun Fact. I used to live on Lincoln street and I had 2nd floor apartment. A local opossum would wait for me to get off work at night on my balcony. I started leaving out food for it and it came back every night for years. That Opossums name: John Wilkes Booth.

Thank you.

Great videos