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Booth Autopsy Program

10Jul2010

Good crowds came to witness a reenactment of the autopsy of John Wilkes Booth following his capture and death in April 1865.  Museum Curator Jeff Seymour protrayed the surgeon general of the United States who conducted the autopsy.  Question and answer sessions following the performances were lively.

The autopsy included extracting vertebrae from Booth's neck.

Dozens of visitors witnessed performances of Booth's autopsy on Cool History Weekend.

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