Henry Rathbone, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetHenry Rathbone
Union Army officer
Date of Birth: 01-Jul-1837
Place of Birth: Albany, New York, United States
Date of Death: 14-Aug-1911
Profession: lawyer, diplomat
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Cancer 
About Henry Rathbone
- Henry Reed Rathbone (July 1, 1837 – August 14, 1911) was a United States military officer and diplomat who was present at the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln.
- Rathbone was sitting with his fiancée, Clara Harris, next to the President and his wife, Mary Todd Lincoln, when John Wilkes Booth entered the president's box at Ford's Theatre and fatally shot Lincoln in the head.
- When Rathbone attempted to prevent Booth from fleeing the scene, Booth stabbed and seriously wounded him.
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Image Author, Source and License
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Brady National Photographic Art Gallery (Washington, D.C.) (1858 - ?), Photographer (NARA record: 1135962)
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| Description | American photographer, war photographer, photojournalist and journalist | ||
| Date of birth/death | 18 May 1822 | 15 January 1896 | |
| Location of birth/death | Warren County | Manhattan | |
| Work period | from 1844 until circa 1887 | ||
| Work location | New York City, Washington, D.C. | ||
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