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 ...
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