English-born American soldier and milliner who killed John Wilkes Booth (1832–1888)
Boston Corbett
Corbett c. 1864–1865
Birth name
Thomas H. Corbett
Nickname(s)
The Glory to God man Lincoln's Avenger
Born
January 29, 1832 London, England
Disappeared
c. May 26, 1888 (aged 56) Neodesha, Kansas
Allegiance
United States
Service/branch
United States Army
Years of service
1861–1865
Rank
Sergeant
Unit
12th New York State Militia 16th New York Cavalry Regiment
Battles/wars
American Civil War
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Sergeant Thomas H. "Boston" Corbett (January 29, 1832 – disappeared c. May 26, 1888) was an English-born American soldier and milliner who killed John Wilkes Booth, the assassin of President Abraham Lincoln on April 26, 1865. Known for his devout religious beliefs and eccentric behavior, Corbett was reportedly a good soldier and had been a prisoner of war at Andersonville Prison. Corbett shot and mortally wounded Booth when his regiment surrounded him in pursuit. For his actions, Corbett was largely considered a hero by the American media and public.
Corbett drifted around the United States before he was committed to Topeka Asylum for the Insane after being declared insane in 1887. Corbett escaped and disappeared in 1888.
Sergeant Thomas H. "Boston" Corbett (January 29, 1832 – disappeared c. May 26, 1888) was an English-born American soldier and milliner who killed John...
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Virginia 2 weeks later and was shot by one of the Union soldiers, Sergeant BostonCorbett, dying less than three hours later. Since 1933, the National Park Service...
workers and soldiers. These did not have the leather shoulder patches of the modern work jacket. (Caption refers to BostonCorbett and John Wilkes Booth.)...
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