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Honest Abe was killed with a gun. I believe he was watching a play?
Lincoln was shot at the Fords Theatre in D.C. by a man named John Wilkes.
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He was shot in the back of the head at point blank range (a few inches from the pistol's muzzle) by a .44 caliber Deringer, Philadelphia, Pocket Pistol. The assassin,
John Wilkes Booth, then dropped the pistol on the floor as he grappled with Major
Henry Rathbone (Lincoln's guest, along with his fiance, Clara Harris). The bullet's
caliber was .41, it being a patched ball (the patch allowed the bullet to easily slide completely to the powder charge, kept the bullet in place, and prevented an "air gap" between the powder and ball, which if such existed when fired, might seriously damage the pistol). Because the bullet passed through two brain hemispheres,
the wound would be fatal even today.
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Abraham Lincoln grandfather was killed by?
Abraham Lincoln's grandfather, also named Abraham Lincoln, was not killed. He died of natural causes in 1786 in Virginia. Abraham Lincoln's father, Thomas Lincoln, was the son of the elder Abraham Lincoln and was the grandfather of the famous president.
On what religious holiday was Abraham Lincoln killed?
President Lincoln was killed on Good Friday April 14 President Lincoln was killed on Good Friday April 14 Good Friday (Friday April 14th, 1865)
Was Abraham Lincoln the 12th president of the US?
No Abraham Lincoln was the 16th president of the United States
Was Abraham Lincoln the 14th US president?
No, President Abraham Lincoln was the United States of America's 16th President.
Which president was nicknamed Honest Abe?
Abraham Lincoln
