Did you know that Lincoln’s assassin was killed by no other than a wacko himself? That’s how people referred to Boston Corbett after the heroic deed and the retirement to a dugout. The former soldier who had been assigned to the Federal Army unit shot the assassin from a crack in the wall of the barn and immediately sent his soul to the other side. The original order was for the unit to go after Booth, the assassin, but not to kill him. However, Corbett knew better and claimed that he had express orders from God Himself to end the life of Booth.