Abraham Lincoln was assassinated during the Civil War?

Answer 1

No.

Abraham Lincoln was assassinated 5 days after the US Civil War ended. The Civil War ended on April 9, 1865, when Lee surrendered to Grant. Lincoln was assassinated on April 14, 1865.

Answer 2

Our American Cousin was now in its third act. Mary sat very close to her husband, her hand in his. She whispered to him, "What will Miss Harris think of my hanging on to you so?" The president replied, "She won't think anything about it." It was between 10:15 P.M. and 10:30 P.M. On stage actor Harry Hawk was saying, "Don't know the manners of good society, eh? Well, I guess I know enough to turn you inside out, old gal - you sockdologizing old mantrap!" John Wilkes Booth came up behind Mr. Lincoln and shot him in the back of the head near point blank range.

Answer 3

He was shot in the back of the head by actor and Confederate spy John Wilkes Booth. Lincoln was watching a play that Booth knew well and waited for the right scene to shoot him. During a line given that usually broke the audience out in laughter and having the sound of his gunshot muffled, Booth broke into the President's Box as quickly as he could and shot Lincoln.