Garrett farm near Port Royal, Virginia, United States
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The Garrett farm near Port Royal, Virginia, was the rural tobacco farm where Lincoln assassin John Wilkes Booth was cornered and fatally shot by Union troops in April 1865.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
farm
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historic site → |
| associatedWith |
Union Army
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United States Secret Service → assassination of Abraham Lincoln → manhunt for John Wilkes Booth → |
| commemoratedBy |
historical markers near Port Royal, Virginia
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| country |
United States
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| crop |
other mixed farm products
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tobacco → |
| currentStatus |
no longer standing in original 1865 form
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| dateOfEvent |
1865-04-26
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| distanceFrom |
approximately 70 miles south of Washington, D.C.
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near the Rappahannock River → |
| eventParticipant |
26th New York Cavalry
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Boston Corbett → David Herold → Edward P. Doherty → Everton J. Conger NERFINISHED → John Wilkes Booth → Lafayette C. Baker NERFINISHED → Union cavalry detachment → |
| hasEventDetail |
Booth and Herold hid in the Garrett tobacco barn
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Booth was shot inside the burning barn → David Herold surrendered at the barn → Union troops set the barn on fire to force Booth out → |
| hasEventOutcome |
capture of Lincoln assassination conspirator David Herold
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death of John Wilkes Booth on the farm property → |
| hasHistoricEvent |
capture of David Herold
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death of John Wilkes Booth → |
| hasStructure |
Garrett farmhouse
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Garrett tobacco barn → |
| locatedIn |
American South
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Caroline County, Virginia → Port Royal, Virginia → Virginia → |
| notableFor |
location where John Wilkes Booth was fatally shot by Union troops
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site where Lincoln assassin John Wilkes Booth was cornered → |
| originalFunction |
family farm
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| ownerDuring1865 |
Richard H. Garrett
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| partOf |
American Civil War aftermath
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| region |
Caroline County countryside
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| timePeriod |
Reconstruction era beginnings
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| use |
tobacco farming
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Referenced by (3)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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David Herold
("Garrett farm, near Port Royal, Virginia")
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arrestedAt |
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John Wilkes Booth
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capturedAt |
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Garrett farm near Port Royal, Virginia, United States
("Booth and Herold hid in the Garrett tobacco barn")
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hasEventDetail |