Changes in assassination plot from "summary" of The Lincoln Conspiracy by Brad Meltzer,Josh Mensch
The assassination plot against Abraham Lincoln was not a static plan. It evolved and changed as time went on. Initially, John Wilkes Booth had considered kidnapping Lincoln, but as the Civil War drew to a close, his intentions turned more sinister. Booth began to see Lincoln as an obstacle to the Confederate cause and decided that the only way to achieve his goals was to eliminate the President. He recruited a group of co-conspirators who shared his desire to see Lincoln dead.
As the plan took shape, Booth and his fellow conspirators began to target not only Lincoln but also other key figures in the Union government. Their goal was to throw the country into chaos and allow the Confederacy to rise again.
The group's plans continued to change in the days leading up to the assassination. They considered various methods of attack and potential escape routes. Despite these shifts, their ultimate goal remained the same: to kill Lincoln and plunge the nation into turmoil.
In the end, Booth succeeded in carrying out his plan, but the aftermath of the assassination did not unfold as he had hoped. The changes in the assassination plot demonstrate the complexity and fluidity of the conspirators' intentions as they sought to achieve their deadly goals.
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