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Federal soldiers drag a dying John Wilkes Booth from the burning barn where he had taken refuge after assassinating Lincoln. (CORBIS/Corbis via Getty Images)
Federal soldiers drag a dying John Wilkes Booth from the burning barn where he had taken refuge after assassinating Lincoln. (CORBIS/Corbis via Getty Images)