 long before sunrise. The cavalry set the barn afire to force him out. He could be seen moving about inside when he reached for his rifle and headed for the door. Sergeant Boston Corbett, fearing for the lives of his men, pulled his pistol, took aim, and fired once, striking Booth in the neck and severing his spine. He would die within two hours, a slow, miserable death appropriate to a dastardly assassin. But do you know what his final words were?