The Lincoln Affair

1865 The Executive Abraham Lincoln actor Admiral Porter April 14 asked Atzerodt began Canard Captain carriage chair City Point closed continued Crook decided deep breath door drink Executive Mansion eyes face father Ford's Theater front George Atzerodt glanced Grant hand horse John Booth John Surratt John Wilkes Booth Johnson knew Laura Keene Leale Lewis Paine Lincoln nodded Madame Karinski March March 26 Mary Lincoln Mathews looked Mathews nodded Mathews smiled Maureen O'Toole Morgenstern morning moved night officer opened Paine Parker paused play president president's pulled quickly quietly returned Robert Lincoln Secretary seemed Seward shook his head shot shoulder shrugged sitting slipped soldiers spoke Stanton stared stood stopped street studied suddenly sure Surratt tell theater thought tonight took a deep tried trying voice waited walked Washington watched waved Weichmann woman wondering young