Maryland Civil War Trails – John Wilkes Booth: Escape of an Assassin & War on Chesapeake Bay

After shooting President Abraham Lincoln at Ford’s Theatre April 14, 1865, John Wilkes Booth fled across the Potomac River into Maryland, then headed toward Virginia. His leg broken in a fall at the theater, Booth met up with accomplice David Herold before stopping at the Surratt House and Tavern for supplies and guns stashed there … Read more

Civil War – Maryland

Cross the Potomac River with Robert E. Lee. Discover the “Lost Orders” with McClellan and fight the battles of South Mountain as you follow the roads the soldiers used during the 1862 Antietam Campaign. Trace the route of John Wilkes Booth’s escape route through southern Maryland after he shot Abraham Lincoln. Ride with Confederate Jubal … Read more