Lincoln's Last Day (2015)

Lincoln's Last Day

2015

Documentary History

Synopsis

We all know the main story of Abraham Lincoln's death, how he was killed, where it took place, and who pulled the trigger. But what exactly happened during the last day of his life? Relive April 14, 1865, as we track the hours of the day that shocked the world, following both assassin and victim on separate paths that would ultimately converge at the Presidential Box at Ford's Theatre. We'll also look at the objects, like Lincoln's hat and John Wilkes Booth's gun, that witnessed the crime that changed the course of American history forever.

Credits

Director

Molly Hermann

Cast

Angela Oberer as Helen Muzzy

Becca Booth as Clara Harris

Fritz Klein as Abraham Lincoln

KatieBeth Cesaro as Mary Surratt

Phillip Davis as Frederick Seward

Rick Canino as George Atzerodt

Steven Cardinal as Harry Hawk

Tuesday Beebe as Mary Todd Lincoln