Abraham Lincoln , the 16th President of the United States , was assassinated Killing by well-known stage actor John Wilkes Booth on April 14 , 1865 , while attending Participation the play Participation `` Our American Cousin '' at Ford 's Theatre in Washington , D.C .

Stonewall Jackson was part of the troops guarding the arrested Brown , and John Wilkes Booth was a spectator at his execution .

for short , or the `` Wilkes Expedition '' in honor of its next appointed commanding officer , United States Navy Lieutenant Charles Wilkes .

for short , or the `` Wilkes Expedition '' in honor of its next appointed commanding officer , United States Navy Lieutenant Charles Wilkes .