Weegy: Abraham Lincoln died in April, 1865 after being shot in the head by assassin John Wilkes Booth. He and his wife were at a performance of "Our American Cousin" at Ford's Theatre, in Washington, DC. [ [ Booth was an actor and Southern sympathizer who blamed Lincoln for starting the Civil War and the subsequent downfall of the South. ] Sure thing. How may we help you? Do you have any question in particular? Just keep on asking us here on weegy and well do our best to help you :) ] User: was Abraham Lincoln the Republican president during the Civil War. Weegy: Abraham Lincoln died in April, 1865 after being shot in the head by assassin John Wilkes Booth. He and his wife were at a performance of "Our American Cousin" at Ford's Theatre, in Washington, DC. [ [ Booth was an actor and Southern sympathizer who blamed Lincoln for starting the Civil War and the subsequent downfall of the South. ] Sure thing. How may we help you? Do you have any question in particular? Just keep on asking us here on weegy and well do our best to help you :) ] (More)