Abraham Lincoln
On April 14, 1865, Abraham Lincoln and his wife, Mary Todd Lincoln, went to the Ford’s Theatre for a relaxing night of entertainment. Lincoln and his wife arrived late to the production and sat in a box above the stage with army officer; Henry Rathbone and his fiancée; Clara Harris. John Wilkes Booth, a famous actor in his time, slipped into Lincolns box a fired a .44-caliber single shot derringer in the back of Abraham Lincoln’s head. Booth then stabbed Rathbone in the arm and jumped from the box onto the stage. He yelled “Sic semper tyrannis!” (Thus ever to tyrants) and ran out of the theatre. The audience thought that this was part of the show but they realized their mistake once they heard Mrs. Lincoln’s scream. Lincoln was taken to a small house across the street where he died the next morning.
Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson
Thomas Jackson was born on January 21, 1824 in Clarksburg, Virginia. Jackson organized successful military maneuvers at Front Royal, Cross Keys, Winchester, and Port Republic in 1862. These battles led up to the Seven Days Battle. He led another successful battle in the Second Manassas and in the Battle of Antietam. Afterwards, Stonewall Jackson was renamed Lieutenant general. In December of 1862, he commanded a victory battle at Fredericksburg. Later, Jackson was wounded by friendly fire from one of his own men and died eight days later on May 10 from pneumonia. He died with his wife and his daughter and was buried in Lexington, Virginia.