Name: The Aftermath of the Lincoln Assassination
Duration: 122
Description: A stunned nation launches a massive manhunt for President Lincoln's assassin, John Wilkes Booth.

A stunned nation launches a massive manhunt for President Lincoln's assassin, John Wilkes Booth.

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The Aftermath of the Lincoln Assassination

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