After the election, Lincoln received death threats and avoided plots on his life. A failed cavalry raid on Richmond led to “black flag” warfare - Confederate agents threatened the Northern population and its will to prosecute the war. Booth’s plans to kidnap Lincoln turned to murder with the fall of Richmond. This series discusses these plots, Lincoln’s assassination, the assault on William Seward, the escapes, trials, and fates of Booth and his co-conspirators. Additional topics will include Presidential security, the history of Ford’s Theater, Lincoln’s funeral and 19th Century trial laws.