Thomas “Boston” Corbett

Thomas 'Boston' Corbett was an English-born American soldier and milliner who shot and killed John Wilkes Booth, the man who assassinated Abraham Lincoln.

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Birth Name :

Thomas Corbett

Profession :

Soldier

Birthday :

1832

Death Date:

September 01, 1894

Age :

62

Sergeant Thomas H. “Boston” Corbett, an English-born American soldier and milliner, is best known for avenging President Lincoln’s assassination by fatally shooting John Wilkes Booth. Initially arrested for disobeying orders, Corbett was later released by Secretary of War Edwin Stanton, who referred to him as “the patriot.” In addition to his role in Booth’s death, Corbett served in the Union Army during the Civil War and was appointed Assistant Doorkeeper of the Kansas House of Representatives.