THE DAHLGREN AFFAIR AND THE LINCOLN ASSASSINATION. William Bryant Monday, October 23, 2017 Christopher Wren Association
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1 THE DAHLGREN AFFAIR AND THE LINCOLN ASSASSINATION William Bryant Monday, October 23, 2017 Christopher Wren Association 1
2 BACKGROUND Thanks for intro & coming, scheduled last fall, etc. Glad for the opportunity to present a chapter of US history virtually unknown. Debated doing 1-day, 2 hrs vs 3-days, 6 hrs: Not all can attend 6 hrs and conspriracy story so complex with people and events, thread of story might be lost in details. 2 hrs should be enough time to connect the dots Presentation on website, books on table 2
3 course information class notes & presentations 3
4 THREE REFERENCES ON TABLE William Tidwell, Come Retribution: The Confederate Secret Service and the Assassination of Lincoln, Edward Steers, Jr., Blood on the Moon: The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln, Edward Steers, Jr. (ed.), The Trial: The Assassination of President Lincoln and the Trial of the Conspirators,
5 BACKGROUND More written about AL than any other American, always ends with assassination by crazed actor. Recent research by several serious scholars has determined is not accurate true story once known been lost to history by design. Problem: historical accurate works not widely read, serious historians just writing to each other. 5
6 BACKGROUND Good scholarship depends on primary sources, sources of the period. But as you will hear, majority of relevant primary sources, but the scholars conclusions are indisputable. Objective today: For you to leave believing what I say is historically accurate and wet your appetite to learn more of a topic still relevant today. 6
7 HOUR 1 BACKGROUND 7
8 HOUR 1 THE DAHLGREN AFFAIR 8
9 BACKGROUND 9
10 STONEMAN S RAID Story begins May 1-3, 1863, with Chancellorsville, Lee s greatest victory, thanks to Jackson who was mortally wounded by own troops. During battle Union Gens. Stoneman and Kilpatrick led a cavalry raid deep behind Lee s lines in attempt to disrupt his supply lines. Kilpatrick came within 2 miles of Richmond. He reported back Richmond guarded only by a home guard of young boys and old men. Home guard duties... 10
11 RICHMOND HOME GUARD 11
12 AFTERMATH Union spy in Richmond also sent word back Richmond had been virtually undefended. On hearing news Lincoln said: QUOTE To me doesn t sound like Lincoln. Fast forward 7 months to January
13 PRESIDENT LINCOLN Nothing could have prevented Stoneman from riding through Richmond and burning it down. Bagged the whole administration...& brought us Jeff Davis. 13
14 NORTH The north is winning, Grant has won territory in the west, successfully blockage, Gettysburg win, captured Vicksburg & NO, control Miss. River. Despite this, no end in sight for a bloody war, North becoming war weary. Lincoln increasingly concerned would lose in Nov. 14
15 SOUTH For South, war really not going well. No hope England or France will come to South s aid. Realized they couldn t win militarily but continuing to hold off the superior north. Their only hope, hold on and for Lincoln to lose fall election to Peace Democrat. Negotiate end of the war leaving CSA intact. POWs 15
16 PRISONERS OF WAR 16
17 PRISONERS OF WAR Early in war both sides exchanged POWs, not feed or guard, most soon returned to their units. In 1863 North had begun to restrict exchanges to bleed South of soldiers. In Jan/64 there were 2 prisons in Richmond with 13K Union POWs: officers were in Libby Prison very poor conditions and treatment. Hell/earth Mary Lincoln s bro. was guard! 17
18 LIBBY PRISON FOR UNION OFFICERS 18
19 INSIDE LIBBY PRISON 19
20 POOR POW CONDITIONS 9k soldiers in tents on Belle Isle, James River Not enough tents/exposure to weather. Like Libby, lack clothes, medicines, food, sanitary feasilities. Over 20 dying daily at Belle Isle. Washington aware of horrible conditions, wanted desperately to find a way to free POWs, knowing Richmond not well defended. 20
21 BELLE ISLE PRISON CAMP FOR UNION ENLISTED SOLDIERS 21
22 BELLE ISLE POW CEMETERY 22
23 RAID OBJECTIVES Gen. Ben Butler, commander of Union forces in eastern Va., send 4K cavalry & 2K infantry to conduct sudden raid of Richmond to free POWs. Left early Feb. from Williamsburg. Alerted by CSA spies, they got as far as Bottoms Bridge that was heavily defended After brief skirmish turned back. 23
24 GEN. BEN BUTLER 24
25 BUTLER S ABORTED RAID Bottoms Bridge 25
26 GENERAL JUDSON KILPATRICK Enter J. Kilpatrick, met earlier, West Point grad, 26, known as exceptional horseman but also known, not as Kilpatrick but as Kill cavalry for high casualty rates of his men. But very ambitious, saw freeing Richmond POWs as chance for glory and promotion. Politically connected, bypassed senior military leadership, went directly to Lincoln. Next sent to see Sec. of War Edwin Stanton. 26
27 GENERAL JUDSON KILPATRICK 27
28 SECRETARY OF WAR EDWIN STANTON 28
29 SECRETARY OF WAR EDWIN STANTON No record of either meeting but Kilpatrick left Stanton with authorization to conduct raid on Richmond to free POWs. ORDERS 29
30 GEN. KILPATRICK S ORDERS Headquarters, Third Division, Cavalry Corps Your command increased to four thousand men, with one [artillery] battery... on a raid to Richmond for the purpose of liberating our prisoners at that place. Important diversions will be made in your favor, the particulars of which you have been already advised. You will start on Sunday Evening...[February] 28th...Lt. Colonel Ulric Dahlgren is authorized to accompany you. A. Pleasonton, Maj. Genl. Cmdg. 30
31 LT. COLONEL ULRIC DAHLGREN Who was Ulric Dahlgren? Pa native, just 21, shown bravery in battle; wounded during Gettysburg, lower leg amputated, but could still ride if helped to mount. Son of Admiral John Dahlgren, commander eastern naval blockage & favorite of Lincoln Dahlgren Surface Weapons Lab at 301 bridge named for him. 31
32 COL. ULRIC DAHLEGREN 32
33 ADMIRAL JOHN A. DAHLGREN 33
34 CUSTER Dahlgren was young, inexperienced, somewhat impulsive, Kilpatrick had better choice. Gen. Geo. A. Custer, under him, considered best cavalry officer in army. Some think Kilpatrick wanted glory for himself. But Custer been married week before, maybe he declined... K/D RAID 34
35 GEN. GEORGE A. CUSTER 35
36 ELIZABETH BACON CUSTER 36
37 KILPATRICK/DAHLGREN RAID MARCH
38 PLAN Armies in winter quarters opposite each other either side Rapidan River. winter muddy roads Plan: K/D would circle Lee s right flank as Custer fainted attack on Lee s left. After separating, Kilpatrick continue south to Richmond, enter city, and free Libby POWs. Dahlgren head southwest, ford James, continue to Richmond and free Belle Isle POWs. 38
39 PLANNED ROUTES DAHLGREN KILPATRICK 39
40 PLAN FLAWS Unite in city, all head east to Union lines. FLAWS 1. Woeful inadequate force to accomplish objectives, Union spy in Richmond had told Washington would take 30K men. 2. Raid came only 3 weeks after earlier failed raid. 3. Conducted in the cold, snow, rain of late winter. 4. Orders don t address how to transport 13,000 POWs back to Union lines. 40
41 RAID PLAN FLAWS Finally, they had poor intelligence; additional CSA regular been sent to Richmond. Kilpatrick & Dahlgren departed Feb. 28, weather cold and wet, column of troopers 4 abreast stretched 2½ miles. Kilpatrick and Dahlgren separated as planned: Kilpatrick continued towards Richmond with 3,500 troopers, Dahlgren headed towards James River with 500 men. 41
42 KILPATRICK S COLUMN 42
43 KILPATRICK/DAHLGREN ROUTES 43
44 RAID CSA spies followed every movement. Often overlooked--anv fought mainly in Va., benefitted greatly from intelligence provided by public; not so successful in hostile Md. & Pa. When Libby Prison guards learned of raid, mined prison to blow it up if it was attacked. Unusual, no record of atrocities between North and South white soldiers. 44
45 KILPATRICK RESULTS When Kilpatrick arriving at outskirts of Richmond, CSA regulars and home guard were waiting. Kilpatrick s men fighting as dismounted cavalry, not nearly effective as trained infantry. Extended fire fight Kilpatrick reported The enemy charged and considerable confusion ensured. Kilpatrick began orderly retreat back to Union lines at Wmsburg w/o contacting Dahlgren. slide
46 DAHLGREN RESULTS Meanwhile, Dahlgren was unable to ford James River swollen by spring rains, continued on to Richmond north of James. slide Met by home guard and CSA regulars outside city limits, after brief skirmish, driven off in disorder. In confusion, his men became separated into two groups, both attempted to escape east. 46
47 HALF WAY 10:00 47
48 DAHLGREN S ESCAPE Dahlgren and a few men headed east for Union held lines at Gloucester Point. slide Followed by home guard and regulars, Dahlgren was ambushed in King and Queen Co. and shot off his horse and killed. Most of his men captured, few made it back to Union lines. 48
49 DEATH OF DAHLGREN 49
50 RAID RESULTS Raid was complete failure. 340 troopers killed or wounded (9%) 1,000 captured (28%) 1,060 horses killed or disabled In CW, horses were cannon fodder, many more horses & mules died than men. Raid unknown today except in Va, king of selfpromotion states 5 Va. roadside signs Think Va. still proud to have repelled raid. 50
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52 ADMIRAL JOHN A. DAHLGEN 52
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55 PAPERS FOUND ON DAHLGREN S BODY Why known as Dahlgren affair, not K/D raid? Because of papers found on Dahlgren s body. Orders written on Union Cavalry HQs stationary: What does not allow to escape mean? Address to Dahlgren s men written in his hand: Papers forwarded to Richmond, who asked Washington if papers were authentic. 56
56 ORDERS FOUND ON DAHLGREN...cross the James River into Richmond, destroying the bridges...and exhorting the prisoners to destroy and burn the hateful city;...do not allow the Rebel leader Davis and his traitorous crew to escape. 57
57 FOUND ON DAHLGREN IN HIS OWN HAND...secure the bridge to the city...release the prisoners at the same time. If we do not succeed...try and carry the bridge from each side...once the prisoners [are] loose and over the river, the bridges will be secured...once in the city it must be destroyed and Jeff. Davis and Cabinet killed. 58
58 SOUTHERN REACTION TO RAID Washington denied any knowledge of orders, claimed they were forgeries, both everyone knew they were authentic. Up to this point both sides had primarily engaged in conventional warfare. 59
59 SOUTHERN COVERT WAR When Dahlgren s orders published in southern newspapers, Richmond became incensed that southern officials been targeted by north but soldiers o.k. Newspapers demanded revenge, called for Black Flag war. Richmond made decision to begin a Covert War against both northern military and civilians. CSA Congress created the CSA Secret Service 60
60 CONFEDERATE SECRET SERVICE 61
61 CSA SECRET SERVICE Objective: Wreck havoc in north and turn northern public against war to keep Lincoln from being reelected. Placed under control of Secretary of State, Judah Benjamin, considered most capable cabinet member. CSA Congress appropriated $5M in gold. Eventually had over 1K agents. 62
62 JUBAH P. BENJAMIN CSA SECRETARY OF STATE 63
63 CANADIAN CONNECTIONS Main headquarters set up in St. Lawrence Hotel, Montreal, neutral Canada, May 1864 US not popular in Canada, particularly Yankees; many hoping for Southern victory, Montreal leaders: Jacob Thompson, Miss., US Sec. of Interior, Clement Clay, Alabama, US Senator Given full authority to act on their own initiative. 64
64 ST. LAWRENCE HALL, MONTREAL 65
65 HEADS OF MONTREAL OPERATION Jacob Thompson Clement Clay 66
66 COMMUNCIATIONS WITH RICHMOND Fact men didn t like each other hurt unit effectiveness. Dispatches began to be sent routinely between Montreal and Richmond which were encrypted using a cypher wheel. By knowing keywords, messages could be decoded, keyword here is COVERCOVER Keyword used by CSA government. Relevance of these facts later. 67
67 CONFEDERATE CYPHER WHEEL 68
68 DECODING CYPHER MESSAGES 69
69 SOME CONFEDERATE KEYWORDS MANCHESTER BLUFF MY OLD KENTUCKY HOME BALTIMORE OUR DESTINY IS ONE 70
70 SOUTHERN MARYLAND SECRET LINE 71
71 SECRET LINE CSA established Secret Line between Montreal, NYC, Balt., DC, to Richmond, thru PG and Charles Cos., Md. Communication for spies, couriers, mail, coded dispatches, newspapers; Richmond instructions going north, intelligence going south. Note several Potomac crossings to avoid Union gunboats. Bladen Hall family tradition $5 gold 72
72 CONFEDERATE SECRET LINE 73
73 Why southern Md.? CSA MD AGENTS Southern Md., like Va., long time tobacco growing area/slave holding area sympatric to South. Still was in 50s. State song, Maryland, My Maryland, call for state to secede but Lincoln kept Md. from seceding. Secret line ran thru PG, where I grew up, and Calvert Cos. 74
74 MARYLAND SLAVE OWNERSHIP BY COUNTY PRINCE GEORGE S CO. CALVERT CO. 75
75 CSA MD AGENTS There were many CSA agents operating in southern Md; One was Dr. Saml Mudd of Bryantown Some others, all important later. Another, young John Surratt of Surrattsville, very active agent, as US Post Master ran CSA mail & smuggled supplies, spied, mother s tavern was a safe house. 76
76 DR. SAMUEL MUDD 77
77 FORMER CONFEDERATE AGENTS WHO HELPED BOOTH Samuel Cox John Hughes Willie Jett Thomas Jones 78
78 JOHN SURRATT 79
79 SURRATTS John s mother, Mary Surratt, widow, and like many southern Marylanders, a Catholic. With her son s help tried to run her late husband s tavern in Surrattsville tavern until 1862 when rented it to CSA sympathizer.. Moved to Washington DC and opened a profitable boarding house. SECRET SERVICE OPERATIONS 80
80 MARY SURRATT,
81 SURRATTSVILLE, MD 82
82 SURRATT BOARDING HOUSE IN WASHINGTON 83
83 CONFEDERATE SECRET SERVICE OPERATIONS 84
84 SECRET SERVICE MISSIONS Given a difficult mission SS efforts over next year largely unsuccessful: Some attempts Attempts to free CSA POWs at Johnson Island, Ohio and Pt. Lookout, Md. unsuccessful. Attempts to recruit copperheads as CSA agents Northwest Conspiracy to cause fear and panic in Midwest states failed. In Oct. robbed 3 banks in St. Albans, Vermont near Canadian border for needed cash! 85
85 NORTHERN COPPERHEADS 86
86 CSA SECRET SERVICE RAID ON ST. ALBANS, VERMONT 87
87 SECRET SERVICE MISSIONS Set several fires in NYC very limited damage, tried to poison NYC water supply w/o success. Deadliest plan was biological warfare: Clothing from Yellow Fever patients distributed in Washington and Union troop camps in Norfolk, New Bern NC, under Union control. Of course YF not contagious. Coincidentally, New Bern had Yellow Fever epidemic killing 2,000 people, CSA though they were responsible. 88
88 CONFEDERATE TORPEDO BUREAU Clothing from smallpox patients wereh cirulated ins D.C, shirt sent to Lincoln at White House, other cities, no known effects. Developed coal torpedo [torpedo=bomb] disguised as lump of coal lump, added to coal pile for ship or train, would explode in boiler fire box; occasionally successful. Jeff Davis kept one on his desk. 89
89 CONFEDERATE COAL TORPEDO 90
90 KIDNAPPING LINCOLN Early in the war Davis had vetoed an attempt to kidnap Lincoln by several people fearing he would resist and be killed. After the Dahlgren raid and as war continued to go badly, Davis reconsidered kidnapping Lincoln. Early obviously unsuccessful attempt to kidnap Lincoln, take to Richmond to hold hostage, Booth not involved. 91
91 SECRET SERVICE Each summer evening Lincoln returned to his family at The Soldier s Home north of DC to escape heat and humidity of swamp behind WH. Initially Lincoln rode back to his family along, Richmond saw this as their chance. Concerned about his safety, when Union cavalry began to accompany him in a carriage, plan abandoned. 92
92 SOLDIER S HOME COTTAGE LINCOLN S SUMMER RETREAT 93
93 BREAK 10:30 94
94 BREAK 95
95 HOUR 2 LINCOLN ASSASSINATION 96
96 THE BOOTHS OF MARYLAND 97
97 THE BOOTHS OF MARYLAND Junius Brutus Booth, born in London, English actor, married, 1 son. On acting tour met flower girl, Mary Ann Holmes, they elope to American 1821 after she becomes pregnant. My Fair Lady story Becomes leading US actor, they had 9 illegitimate children, married after divorce. Father died when Booth was 14. Mother lived 20 years after assassination. 98
98 JOHN WILKES BOOTH S PARENTS Junius Brutus Booth Mary Ann Holmes
99 JOHN WILKES BOOTH John Wilkes was born 1838, 8th child Preconscious, family favorite, doted on by older sisters. Attended private schools After one of his schoolmate s father was killed by runaway slaves, became avid racist and southern sympathizer rest of his life. 100
100 JOHN WILKES BOOTH 101
101 BOOTH S ACTIONS Attended John Brown s hanging at Harper s Ferry in 1859 along w/lee, Jackson, Stuart When war came, unlike rest of Booth family, was very strong supporter of Southern cause. Promised his mother, with whom he was close, he would not enlist in CSA army. 102
102 HANGING OF JOHN BROWN DECEMBER 2,
103 BOOTH S ACTIONS Went into acting like older brothers. First performances in 1855 in Richmond, later began to play many northern cities. Amateurish at first, over time became good stage actor, athletic, active on stage, & a scene stealer. Soon became matinee idol. Booth s acting career took him over all over the north, south, and west, earning $20K a year. 104
104 WILKES, EDWIN, AND JUNIUS BOOTH 105
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106 BOOTH S TRAVELS Over time Booth s love of the south and hatred of Lincoln continued to grow, brother Edwin bared him from his house. BOOTH S WRITINGS 107
107 BOOTH S WRITINGS This country is for the white man, not the black man. I have ever held the South was right. The very nomination of Abraham Lincoln...spoke plainly war--war upon Southern rights and institutions. Heard to say in St. Louis: I wish the president and whole damned government would go to Hell! 108
108 BOOTH S CAREER With promise to mother not to join CSA army, began to feel he was not doing enough for the South: I have come to deem myself a coward... CONFEDERATE AGENT 109
109 CONFEDERATE AGENT 110
110 TIMELINE No one knows how Booth first became involved with CSA Secret Service but stopped acting June/64 In July met in Boston with CSA agents from Montreal and Baltimore. Apparently left as a CSA agent. Later, told friends and family he was CSA agent. BACK TO THE WAR 111
111 PARKER HOUSE HOTEL, BOSTON 112
112 BACK TO THE WAR Meantime, Lee/Grant still stalemated around Richmond; Lincoln told visitor, I am going to be beaten unless some...change takes place. Then Gen. Sherman captured Atlanta in Sept. and Gen. Sheridan cleared Gen. Early s CSA army out of Shenandoah Valley in Oct. CSA hopes greatly diminished when Lincoln gets reelected. 113
113 BACK TO BOOTH Booth s visits Montreal 1st time Oct/64, stays 10 days, seen talking with CSA agents. Opened Canadian bank account with SS money and given letter of introduction to Dr. Queen of Charles Co., Md. Apparently leaves Montreal with responsibility for planning abduction of Lincoln. Stays in NYC few days, then returns to National hotel in Washington where he lives. 114
114 BOOTH S TRAVELS Early Nov. travels to Charles Co. and meets Dr. Queen near Bryantown, spends the night. Next day they go to mass at nearby St. Mary s Catholic Church to meet Dr. Saml Mudd; St. Mary s not Mudd s home church. Booth goes home with Mudd and stays the night Next day buys 1-eyed horse (horse he would escape Ford Theater on), rides back to DC. Later Booth would convert to Catholicism. 115
115 SOUTHERN MD. Ironically, plays benefit in NYC with brothers in Nov., play halted temporality when fire set by CSA SS agents has to be extinguished! In Dec. meets Mudd in DC who introduces him to John Surratt, know southern Md. & CSA agents. Booth begins to meet frequently with John Surratt at his mother s boarding house. Booth & Surratt begin to assemble team of kidnap Lincoln. 116
116 Samuel Arnold Schoolmate Micheal O Laughlen Friend J. Wilkes Booth Dr. Samuel Mudd Louis Mary Weichmann John Surratt Surratt friend Mother Lewis G eorge David Powell Atzerodt Harold Strongman Boatman Friend
117 BOOTH S PLAN David Harold, friend, not too bright. Lewis Powell, former CSA soldier, strongman needed to subdue Lincoln, easily persuaded. George Atzerodt, repaired Potomac River boats, rowed Surratt going/coming from Richmond, would row Lincoln & capturers across Potomac. Booth buys carbines, knife, handcuffs in NYC. 118
118 MAJOR CO-CONSPIRATORS David Lewis George Harold Powell Atzerodt 119
119 HALF WAY 11:00 120
120 LINCOLN PLOTS Richmond develop plot to kidnap or kill Lincoln in parallel with Montreal plot headed by Booth. Lincoln begins receiving intelligence reports of assassination plots; ignores. Surratt goes to Richmond in Jan. to meet Judah Benjamin, playing key role in planning, coordinating conspirator's activities. 121
121 2nd INAUGURAL MARCH 4 Booth attended Lincoln s inaugural March 4 Lincoln: With malice toward none; with charity for all;...to bind up the nation's wounds; to care for him who shall have borne the battle and for his widow and his orphan. Booth: What an excellent chance I had to kill the President, if I had wished, on inauguration day! 122
122 LINCOLN S SECOND INAUGURAL MARCH 4, 1865 o 123
123 ONLY KIDNAPPING ATTEMPT Booth learned Lincoln scheduled to attend event at a soldier s hospital March 17. Plan: wait for Lincoln s carriage, stop, subdue, & tie-up Lincoln, drive carriage down Secret Line, CSA Md. agents alerted, CSA infantry waiting Va. side of Potomac. Cavalry escort? Booth, Powell, Surratt, others wait for carriage that never arrived, Lincoln had changed mind. 124
124 TAKING LINCOLN TO RICHMOND 125
125 WAITING FOR LINCOLN S CARRIAGE 126
126 CONFEDERACY BECOMING DESPARATE Some in Richmond & Montreal always in favor of assassination. As Confederacy collapses, they saw last chance to decapitate Union leadership. US Constitution no provision in reconstructing void in government leadership, North might sue for peace leaving CSA intact. JEFF DAVIS KEYWORDS 127
127 CYPHER KEYWORDS USED BY JEFFERSON DAVIS All of 1864 COMPLETE VICTORY Feb COME RETRIBUTION 128
128 LAST DAYS March 27 Surratt goes again to Richmond meets with Benjamin and Davis. Meantime, Grant cut last rail line to Petersburg, Richmond April 1, plan in place to abandon capital put in place. Richmond set alight & abandoned April 3 Va. s oldest records destroyed. 129
129 EVACUATION OF RICHMOND APRIL 2-3,
130 RICHMOND AFTER BEING ABANDONED 131
131 LAST DAYS April 6 Surratt arrives in Montreal with encrypted letter from Richmond, now abandoned. After reading letter, Thompson says, This makes the thing all right. Booth is bossing the job. Fall of Richmond not stopped Booth s plans. On April 10 CSA explosives expert attempts to blow up White House during cabinet meeting foiled. 132
132 FALL OF RICHMOND Lee heads west hoping to join Johnson in NC. Southern resistance has collapsed, Union armies are roaming at will throughout south Ala., Ga., SC. NC., Va. But Lee continues on with army greatly reduced by desertions and stragglers. When cutoff at Appomattox Court House, Lee wants to fight on, is persuaded by staff time to surrender. Grant s 150k against Lee s 30k. 133
133 LEE SURRENDERS Lee meets Grant, Palm Sunday, April 9. Always vain about appearance, Lee shows up in full dress regalia with ceremonial sword. Denies he remembers Grant from Mexican War. Does not offer to surrender sword to much younger Grant. 134
134 MARCH-APRIL
135 APRIL 9,
136 AFTER APPOMATTOX Washington celebrates end of war, Lincoln gives short address at White House two days after Appomattox. Booth and Powell watch, Booth became incented when Lincoln suggests freed slaves be allowed to vote. Last speech he will ever give. Morning of Good Friday, April 14, Booth heard Lincoln would attend Ford s theater, heard Gen. Grant. & wife will attend. Mrs. Grant refused, thought Mary Lincoln odd. 137
137 LINCOLN S LAST PUBLIC ADDRESS TUESDAY, APRIL 11,
138 FORD S THEATER,
139 Booth Powell Atzerodt BOOTH S PLAN Kill Lincoln and Grant at Ford s Kill Sec. of State Steward in bed recuperating from carriage accident Kill VP Johnson at his hotel. All to flee across Navy Yard bridge, meet at Surrattsville to pick up guns & liquor that Mary Surratt had placed there earlier in day Head south to Potomac, row across and head to deep South where they would be welcomed as heroes. 140
140 GOOD FRIDAY, APRIL 14 John Surratt suddenly leaves DC for NYC. Booth well known at Ford s (had mail delivered there) entered theater thru rear stage door. Had no problem getting admission to passage way to Lincoln s box. With Lincolns, Major Rathbone and his fiancés Lincoln leaning over balcony when shot. 141
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142 AFTER ASSASSINATION Booth slashed Maj. Rathbone s arm badly. Leaps to stage catching spur in flag, fell to one hand and knee, broke left fibula. Sic Semper Tyrannous; Brutus after Caesar assassination, one of his favorite roles. Final stage performance Altered stage hand, Edmund Spangler, to prevent anyone from following him. Escaped down Baptist Alley, DC city of allies. 143
143 PRESIDENTIAL BOX 144
144 SIC SEMPTER TYRANNIS 145
145 ESCAPE DOWN BAPTIST ALLEY 146
146 LINCOLN S DEATH Carried across street to Peterson house. Doctors immediately saw wound fatal, noted how taunt and fit his body was. Died next morning 7:30 Stanton: Now he belongs to the ages (angels). How many been to Ford s Theater? Ford Theater, 1960s/today; reconstructed on 100th anniversary of death/ 147
147 LINCOLN BEING CARRIED TO PETERSON HOUSE 148
148 DEATH OF LINCOLN 149
149 FORD S THEATER 1960s Today 150
150 THE OTHERS Lewis Powell went to assassinate Secretary Stewart w/knife, Harold held horse Stewart severely injured but lived. Stewart s folly. Harold got cold feet, left Powell s horse, fled to meet Booth. Azterodt got cold feet, became drunk, and went back to hotel room to sleep it off. 151
151 LEWIS POWELL ATTACKING STEWART 152
152 WILLIAM SEWARD 153
153 Powell walked city several days, went to Surratt boarding house where Booth known to frequent, both questioned and arrested. Fake news not new. BOOTH S ESCAPE AND CAPTURE 154
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155 BOOTH S ESCAPE AND CAPTURE 156
156 BOOTH S ESCAPE Booth recognized as assassin. Reward offered for Booth, John Surratt, and David Harold. Booth headed out of town over Navy Yard Bridge, talked way past guard, war over headed south along rt. of CSA secret line Harold followed, caught up with Booth. Stopped at Surrattsville tavern to get rifles and whiskey Mary Surratt had put there. 157
157 REWARD POSTER FOR BOOTH, SURRATT, AND HAROLD 158
158 NAVY YARD BRIDGE 159
159 BOOTH S ESCAPE Went next to Dr. Mudd s house who set broken leg, made crutch, spent the night. Booth shaved mustache. Booth/Harold left Mudd house continuing down old Secret Line. Took 8 days to get across Potomac; What would have happen if not broken leg? Helped by former CSA agents in Maryland 160
160 DR. SAMUEL MUDD HOME BRYANTOWN 161
161 ESCAPE DOWN OLD SECRET LINE 162
162 BOOTH S ESCAPE Booth became despondent when newspapers called him an assassin. Diary entries After crossing Potomac, crossed Rappa. at Port Royal, Harold bragged to former CSA soldiers Booth had killed Lincoln. Big mistake! 163
163 BOOTH S DIARY For six months we had worked to capture. But our cause being almost lost, something decisive and great must be done. With every man's hand against me, I am here in despair. And why; For doing what Brutus was honored for... Had become delusional, could not separate his actions from roles he played on-stage. 164
164 HALF WAY 11:00 165
165 BOOTH S ESCAPE Helped by former CA agents in KGCo Va. Stopped at Richard Garrett farm on way to Bowling Green, had dinner, spent night; Garrett thought CSA soldiers returning home, became suspicious. Booth and Harold told to spend 2nd night in Garrett tobacco barn. Pursuing Federal cavalry directed to Garrett farm by men they met at Port Royal ferry. 166
166 VIRGINIA CONFEDERATE AGENTS Thos Harbin Elizabeth Quesenberry 167
167 GARRETT FARMHOUSE 168
168 DEATH OF BOOTH When Union cavalry arrived, Booth and Harold cornered, barn set on fire; Harold surrendered. Booth shot in neck without orders, paralyzed. Dragged to porch where he soon died, age 26. no mustache 169
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170 DEATH OF BOOTH Tell Mother I died for my country. 171
171 BOOTH POCCESSIONS On Booth s body: Diary, keys, knife, compass, ladies photos, Canadian bill of exchange (cashier s check) dated Oct. 27, 1864 In his hotel room: CSA Secret Service cypher wheel identical to one found in Jeff Davis office. Letter from Saml Arnold to Booth dated March 27 just before Richmond fell 172
172 FOUND ON BOOTH S BODY 173
173 SAMUEL ARNOLD S LETTER TO BOOTH You know full well that the G[overnmen]t is suspicions something is going on there; therefore, the undertaking is becoming more complicated. Why not, for the present, desist... Do not act rashly or in haste...go and see how it will be taken at R[ichmon]d, and ere long I shall be better prepared to again be with you. 174
174 FLIGHT OF CONFEDERATE GOVERNMENT 175
175 AFTERMATH After Richmond fell Davis and cabinet rode to Danville Va. for final cabinet meeting. After hearing of Appomattox, Davis head for Greensboro NC, Davis hoping to reach Texas. US government offered reward for Jeff Davis and CSA secret service heads in Montreal New York Times: Jeff Davis, Judah Benjamin, and...john Breckinridge should die "the most disgraceful death on the gallows. 176
176 CSA GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS FLEEING RICHMOND 177
177 REWARD POSTER FOR JEFF DAVIS AND SECRET SERVICE LEADERS 178
178 On hearing of Lincoln s assassination a week later, Jeff Davis said: If it were to be done, it were better it were well done. And if the same had been done to Andy Johnson, the beast, and to Secretary Stanton, the job would then be complete. it were well done paraphrasing Macbeth Captured a few days later. 179
179 THE TRIAL 8 people put on trial charged with conspiracy to murder Lincoln. Lewis Powell: All I can say...you have not got the one-half of them. Defendants accused of...maliciously, unlawfully, and traitorously" conspiring with Jefferson Davis and others "to kill and murder... Abraham Lincoln." 180
180 THE TRIAL Decision made by Stanton, despite defendants are civilians, since country still at war, a military trial. Appointed 9-officer jury (so he could control trial?). 5/9 for guilty, 6/9 for hanging. What happen to 12 unanimous to convict? Began only 6 weeks after assassination, all pleaded not guilty, their lawyers protested military trial. 181
181 THE CONSPIRATORS ON TRIAL FLED 182
182 MILITARY JURY 183
183 THE TRIAL Prosecutor not prepared to add Davis but for him became trial within a trial, 8 co-conspirators Jeff Davis, although officially not on trial. Lack of documentation (later) prevented prosecutor from making case Davis was involved. 184
184 THE TRIAL Trial lasted 7 weeks, 361 witnesses called. Transcript makes for interesting reading. Jury met only 1 day, verdicts sent to Pres. Johnson; 5/9 asked clemency for Mary Surratt, but withheld from Pres. Johnson by prosecutor. Pres. Johnson approved, sentences announced July 6, 4 to be hanged next day No time for appeals. 1st women executed by federal government. 185
185 THE VERDICTS Hang Hang Hang Hang Prison Prison Prison Prison Not in lifetime lifetime lifetime 6 years custody 186
186 EXECUTION Mary Surratt s dau Anna went to Pres. Johnson to plead clemency for her mother, was turned away. Was allowed to visit mother and a priest. Mary Surratt went to gallows very distraught, saying she was innocent. 187
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188 LAST WORDS Mary Surratt Geo Azterodt Executer Lewis Powell Please don t let me fall. Gentlemen, may we meet in a better world. God help me now! I want you to die quick. You know best, captain. I thank you, good-bye. Nevertheless, Powell struggled before dying. 189
189 THE COVERUP 190
190 TIMELINE Lincoln assassinated Booth killed Military trial begins Sentences announced Conspirators hanged Good Fri. 2 weeks later 5 weeks later 2 months later Next day RUSH TO JUDGEMENT? 191
191 STANTON Stanton was in complete charge of trial. After Jeff Davis captured May 10 in Ga., Stanton requests all CSA files sent to him, Dahlgren s orders never seen again. Davis never put on trail, Stanton did not want him to testify? Better to quickly execute low-level co-conspirators close books on assassination, and move on? 192
192 EDWIN STANTON 193
193 ANSWERS Booth s diary never submitted as evidence in trial, found 2 years later in War Dept. files with 40+ pages missing. Stanton claimed diary was received that way. Pres. Johnston replaced Stanton in cabinet in 1868 without Senate approval, led to his impeachment but not convicted. 194
194 BOOTH S DIARY 195
195 COVERUP Judah Benjamin destroyed all the CSA Secret Service files before evacuating Richmond. Jeff Davis ordered CSA government files destroyed but fragments survive. After Appomattox, Benjamin left Davis party for Florida, sailed for England. Became respected London barrister, never returned to US.
196 BARRISTER JUDAH BENJIMAN 197
197 COVERUP Canadian SS agents destroyed all their papers. Jacob Thompson fled to England, returned to family 2 years later, never arrested Clement Clay turned himself in, imprisoned, never tried, pardoned by Pres. Johnson. So both sides destroyed the records of Kilpatrick/Dahlgren raid and the CSA Secret Service. QUESTIONS/SPECULATION 198
198 QUESTIONS/SPECULATION 199
199 SPECULATION Was Kilpatrick given orders to burn Richmond and kill Jefferson Davis and, if so, by whom? Had been earlier discussions of kidnapping Davis, goal of Army of the Potomac to capture Richmond. Took 4 years Stanton much more vengeful than Lincoln, strong feelings toward South and CSA government. Believe Stanton told Kilpatrick to capture or kill Davis, that s why he led Northern cover-up. 200
200 SPECULATION Jeff Davis was ultimate CSA decision maker: After earlier rejection, did Davis approve kidnapping or killing Lincoln? As CSA collapsed did he agree on assassination to :decapitate the north. Grasping at straws, maybe revenge/retribution. 201
201 SPECULATION CSA tried to infect Lincoln with small pox. Late in war tried to blow up White House Destroyed all pertinent records. Whatever the truth, Davis seemed unsurprised by news of assassination, even jubilant. 202
202 SPECULATION After Richmond fell, Booth was free to act on own. After Appomattox no point in kidnapping Booth may have even lied to his co-conspirators, planned for some time to assassinate Lincoln, not kidnap. 203
203 JEFFERSON EDWIN DAVIS STANTON 204
204 FATE OF PRINCIPLES 205
205 FATE OF PRINCIPLES Jeff Davis imprisoned for 2 years at Ft. Monroe. Decision not to try him for Lincoln assassination, but for treason, delayed by Pres. Johnson s impeachment trial, never officially charged. Released on bail 1867 by friends, Pres. Johnson issued general pardon & amnesty Xmas 1868 Davis goes to Canada, welcomed as hero, lived there 2 yrs, left for health reasons for Miss. Dies New Orleans, 1888, age
206 JEFFERSON DAVIS AT FT. MONROE 207
207 JEFFERSON AND VARINA DAVIS 208
208 PRISONERS PARDONED Dr. Mudd, Arnold, and O Laughlen sentenced to Ft. Jefferson, Dry Tortugas, for life. O Laughlen died of Yellow Fever in prison. Mudd and Arnold pardoned by Pres. Johnson in Mudd died young, age 49. Arnold died age
209 JOHN SURRATT John Surratt who let his mother take rap, had fled Washington for NYC, went to Canada Sailed to England under alias, became Vatican guard. Pursued by US officials, captured in Europe 1867, returned home; tried, hung jury; no 2nd trial and released on bail Married descendant of Francis Scott Key, dies age
210 FT. JEFFERSON, DRY TORTUGAS, FL. 211
211 JOHN SURRATT 212
212 TODAY Garrett house pulled down 1937 during construction of Rt. 301, house site in median. Won t find Surrattsville on map, renamed Clinton after CW, high school named Surrattsville High. Knew nothing of this growing up. Today, tavern/mudd house tourist attractions. DC boarding house 213
213 GARRETT FARM HOUSE 1930s 1950s 214
214 POST CIVIL WAR PRINCE GEORGE S COUNTY, MD. 215
215 TOURIST ATTRACTIONS Mudd House Bryantown Surratt Tavern Clinton 216
216 SURRATT BOARDING HOUSE Wok n Roll Restaurant 217
217 GRAVES Lincoln tomb, Springfield, dies only 56 Booth family plot Booth s grave?, Lincoln pennies Edwin Stanton, died 1869, 55 Judah Benjamin died 1884, 72, buried Paris, unmarked grave, UDC 1938 marker. Mary Surratt grave, DC. Any visitors today? Jeff Davis, Va made sure buried in Richmond FINAL THOUGHTS 218
218 LINCOLN S TOMB OAK RIDGE CEMETERY, SPRINGFIELD 219
219 BOOTH FAMILY PLOT GREEN MOUNT CEMETERY, BALTIMORE 220
220 JOHN WILKES BOOTH S GRAVE? 221
221 EDWIN STANTON GRAVE OAK HILL CEMETERY, GEORGETOWN 222
222 JUDAH BENJAMIN S GRAVE PARIS, FRANCE 223
223 MARY SURRAT GRAVE MT. OLIVET CEMETERY, WASHINGTON 224
224 JEFFERSON DAVIS GRAVE HOLLYWOOD CEMETERY, RICHMOND 225
225 FINAL THOUGHTS 226
226 TODAY After the war south rewrote history, their Myth of the Lost Cause, Southern Historical Society Papers (propaganda), southern historians, erecting statues by UDC, cause of the war distorted, no Secret Service, connection between assassination and CSA swept under the rug, Booth was mad, lone wolf. They got away with it. 227
227 JEFFERSON DAVIS Ever wonder who won the CW? There is statue of Jeff Davis in US Capitol with 7 of his fellow Confederates. To what purpose they cause 700K dead? Capitalism, i.e., money If interested, giving talk I ve given before, in spring, How Va. came to secede from the Union. Every time I give, get angrier we could not resolve differences, w/o war, country still divided. 228
228 CONFEDERATE STATUES IN US CAPITOL 229
229 CIVIL WAR TODAY As examples: League of the South Tribute to Booth 230
230 THE LEAGUE OF THE SOUTH, 2015 This 14th of April will mark the 150th anniversary of John Wilkes Booth s execution of the tyrant Abraham Lincoln. The League will, in some form or fashion, celebrate this event. We remember Booth s diary entry: Our country owed all her troubles to him, and God simply made me the instrument of his punishment. A century and a half after the fact, The League of the South thanks Mr. Booth for his service to the South and to humanity. 231
231 PIPE MARKS WHERE BOOTH DIED 232
232 THANKS FOR YOUR ATTENTION 233
233 TIMING 1st hr. 47 text slides 50 min. = 1.0 slide/min. 2nd hr. 57 text slides 60 min. = 1.0 slide/min. 234
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