Henry Rathbone was born in Albany, New York to an extremely well-off family. When Civil War broke out in 1861, Henry would go on to join the Union army and would climb the ranks to assume the role of Major of the 12th United States Regular Infantry regiment. On the evening of the April 14th, Henry and his fiancé, Clara, were extended an invitation to join the President and Mrs. Lincoln at Ford's Theatre for a play.

This is the rest of the story about the assassination of Abraham Lincoln that the textbooks didn’t tell you.

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