Why did Abraham Lincoln die?
CSI: Civil War would say: President Abraham Lincoln most probably died from a subdural hematoma: brain swelling. Caused by heavy bleeding in the brain resulting from a single gunshot wound to the area Temporal bone behind his left ear with a .44 caliber bullet that traveled transversely through the brain and lodged behind his right eye. The shot itself did enough brain damage to put the president into a coma, but not enough to kill him. The external bleeding was controlled so he did not bleed out. Therefore the continued bleeding inside his brain built up enough pressure that blood flow to the brain stopped and the patient died as his heart and lungs failed or the blood pressure in the brain could have damaged sensitive brain tissue sufficiently enough to destroy portions in control of his autonomic responses thus resulting in a failure of his heart and lungs. John Doe average American would say: The headshot, behind the left ear, did irreparable damage to his brain. The bullet lodged
