At what time did Abraham Lincoln die?

Abraham Lincoln died at 7:22 AM on April 15, 1865.

Lincoln had been shot by John Wilkes Booth at Ford’s Theatre in Washington, D.C., at about 10:15 PM on April 14. The bullet entered behind his left ear, and doctors judged the wound mortal. Because moving him to the White House was considered too dangerous, soldiers carried him across the street to the Petersen House, where he remained unconscious through the night.

The precise time is easy to confuse with the time of the shooting: Lincoln was not killed instantly. He died roughly nine hours later, at age 56. Vice President Andrew Johnson became president and took the oath of office later that morning. Lincoln’s death also made him the first U.S. president assassinated, as the Civil War was nearing its end.