lincoln assassination

  1. New Alternate History Video-South achieves Independence in the Civil War

    Hi Everyone! Just wanted to share an Alternate History video that I recently created. It is a brand new channel and my first video. I teach American History at the High school and college levels. I was interested in giving this a try, and would really appreciate you giving it a view. I plan on...
  2. A nation divided a history of an alternate 1865 and beyond.

    *I am danish so if there are any gramma og spelling errrors, please bare with me* Damn the South: A history of a divided United States. April 15 1865, Fords Theater. A black floor sweeper named Thaddeus Phillips is at work. Being a former slave from Georgia he is proud working at Fords...
  3. 1868 US Presidential Election if Lincoln Lives

    What would have been the result of the 1868 US Presidential election if Abraham Lincoln was never assassinated?
  4. DBWI: What would have happened if Lincoln had been killed in 1865

    As many know, on April 14, 1865, John Wilkes Booth tried to kill President Abraham Lincoln at the Ford Theater but failed and killed Henry Rathbone. Booth tried to escape but was captured and shot, the country was shocked and weakened by the news of the assassination attempt and the Confederate...
  5. Hulkster'01

    WI: Lincoln survives but Johnson dies

    So Booth somehow misses and is wrestled down to the ground by good ol’ Abe but Andrew Johnson is shot and killed by George Atzerodt while Seward survives his assassination attempt and Lewis Powell escapes capture. So with all that being said and done, what happens next? Who becomes the Vice...
  6. Hulkster'01

    Lincoln Assassination PODs

    *The carriage breaks down and they have to go another day *Grant accepts the invitation and goes with the Lincolns * Booth gets drunk and fails to kill Lincoln * Lincoln leans forward before Booth shots him * Booth is caught by Rathbone before he kills Lincoln * Johnson is assassinated as well *...
  7. America Billiards

    WI: Grant goes to Ford's Theater with Lincoln?

    So I've been playing around with an alternate history in my head and decided that I needed a place to write it out and discuss it with other history nuts and thankfully I found this forum with a bunch of folks who seem pretty cool. I hope to get to meet you guys. Anyways, here's my idea. I've...
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