Booth Falls, Everyone Dies

Except Lincoln. :D

Sorry, couldnt resist using the trope.

Anyways, WI John Wilkes Booth's plot succeeded, both Secretary of State Seward and Vice President Andrew Johnson are killed. Hell expand the plot and add some northern Congressmen to the list if you want, we're already giving Booth a magical ticket here. The title doesnt really make much sense anymore anyways, since i originally had a lot of congressman die in this WI, but i got to lazy to write it down so just mix and match congressmen that get added to the assassination list in this scenario.

But Lincoln lives. Booth during his assasination attempt trips, falls and misfires, shooting himself. Followed by being beat into submission by General Grant, who decided to go to the theater that day rather than his trip.

Booth dies the next day.

But Lincoln Lives! How does this affect things?
 
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Who needs Grant? Let Lincoln do him in as did Rex Hamilton in the intro to the Police Squad shows? :D

Even assuming that they find and execute all the conspirators as OTL, I think Reconstruction goes more or less as planned. The key is that Lincoln is still guiding it (although while alive, this time).
 
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Even assuming that they find and execute all the conspirators as OTL, I think Reconstruction goes more or less as planned. The key is that Lincoln is still guiding it (although while alive, this time).
As planned meaning Lincoln's "brothers again" ideals i assume? Would congress have the guts to try and impeach The Great Emancipator?
 
Impeach Lincoln?

Could Lincoln grate enough on the Radicals in Congress to bring it to a showdown? Probably not. Lincoln was a better politician than was Andrew Johnson, and had more support in the Congress and among the people.

I doubt they even bring up articles of impeachment, because they probably recognize in advance that they could never muster enough votes to impeach.

Wouldn't mind hearing other opinions, though - if I ever get my keyboard in gear and finish my Gettysburg story I might be looking for some angles for a sequel.
 
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