During the civil war there were many assassination attempts,on many different people, most important too. There was a man named Abraham Lincoln who had 5 assassination attempts on him during his life.

There was a man that goes by the name of Abraham Lincoln he was born on February 12, 1809. He was a self-taught lawyer, legislator and vocal opponent of slavery, in november, 1860 he was elected for the 16th president of the United States, shortly before the outbreak of the Civil War. Lincoln proved to be a deep military strategist and a savvy leader. His Emancipation Proclamation paved the way for slavery’s abolition, while his Gettysburg Address stands as one of the most famous pieces of oratory in American history. On April 1865, …show more content…
Allan j. Pinkerton was a Scottish American detective and spy best known for creating the Pinkerton national detective agency. He is the man that protected Abraham Lincoln as he needed to go through Baltimore even tho it was not the safest thing to do but there was no other way. Allan Pinkerton developed a friendship with a man named James Lockett. James lockett gave the information to Allan pinkerton about the assassination attempt that may happen in Baltimore. This made Pinkerton realize the threat was the railroad and then transitioning the threat was against the man. He changed from protecting an asset to protecting the man that will be the president and a man that will be apart of the US history. In order for Abraham Lincoln to get to Washington for his inauguration (as stated ) Lincoln had to pass through Baltimore,there was no other good way getting to Washington. At the time Baltimore was not a good time for him to go because he didn’t have the sufficient friends in town to secure his …show more content…
For an example another situation that occurred within the time of Abe Lincoln was, there was a man that went by the name of Dr. Luke P. Blackburn, he was a American physician philanthropist , and politician from from Kentucky. Allegedly he instituted a bioterrorism plot against Abraham Lincoln. Blackburn goal was to “release” yellow fever through the distribution of infected clothing, with specific articles being sent to Lincoln for harm. Blackburn’s plot was unsuccessful, but, mainly due to a 19th century misunderstanding of how yellow fever is transmitted, and also the plot was was revealed to US authorities by a disgruntled fellow conspirator. Yellow fever was also known as “yellow jack” after the flag that was flown from quartertined ships in harbors, it was a deadly fatal disease. In the United States coastal cities during the 1800s an outbreak in New Orleans, Louisiana produced 9000 that was about 28% of the city’s population. Today we know that yellow fever can be transported by the bite of a infected mosquito. But during the civil war it was spread out by germs (being the source of disease). Medical science and majority of lay population believed that yellow fever could be contracted from direct exposure to those who been infected, any touch they think could leave to the disease of yellow fever. Primarily through the contact of “black vomit”. It was this belief that led Blackburn to