Secretary of War Stanton had issued orders that Booth be taken alive, so Corbett was initially arrested to be court martialed.
sˈɛkɹətɹi ʌv wˈɔːɹ stˈæntən hæd ˈɪʃuːd ˈɔːɹdɚz ðæt bˈuːθ biː tˈeɪkən ɐlˈaɪv, sˌoʊ kˈɔːɹbɪt wʌz ɪnˈɪʃəli ɚɹˈɛstᵻd təbi kˈoːɹt mˈɑːɹʃəld.