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Rev. James G. Armstrong - John E. - 02-27-2014 08:35 PM

Rev. James G. Armstrong of Atlanta, GA was thought by many local citizens to have been assassin John Wilkes Booth.

The prevailing thought was that JWB escaped from authorities and lived out his remaining years using his new identity as a man of the cloth.

Rev. Armstrong was charismatic, bore a striking resemblance to J. Wilkes and had a fondness for plays and works by William Shakespearere.

Adding to the confusion was his friendship with Edwin Booth who visited him on at least one occasion.

In my opinion, he looked more like Edwin than John Wilkes.

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RE: Rev. James G. Armstrong - BettyO - 02-27-2014 08:38 PM

Agreed, John. Armstrong does look more like Edwin than Wilkes.....

RE: Rev. James G. Armstrong - Craig Hipkins - 02-27-2014 09:40 PM

They are even posing the same.

RE: Rev. James G. Armstrong - RJNorton - 02-28-2014 05:05 AM

Fascinating, John. Your post made me think of the people who were arrested or detained because they resembled Booth. One was Andrew Jackson Rogers, a New Jersey member of the House of Representatives. He was arrested on a train near Wilmington, Delaware, and released when he proved he was a Congressman.

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Andrew J. Rogers

Source: Mike Kauffman's article in the April 1990 Blue & Gray magazine.

RE: Rev. James G. Armstrong - Houmes - 02-28-2014 08:45 AM

(02-27-2014 08:35 PM)John E. Wrote:  Rev. James G. Armstrong of Atlanta, GA was thought by many local citizens to have been assassin John Wilkes Booth.

The prevailing thought was that JWB escaped from authorities and lived out his remaining years using his new identity as a man of the cloth.

Rev. Armstrong was charismatic, bore a striking resemblance to J. Wilkes and had a fondness for plays and works by William Shakespearere.

Adding to the confusion was his friendship with Edwin Booth who visited him on at least one occasion.

In my opinion, he looked more like Edwin than John Wilkes.

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Neither Armstrong's nor Rogers's ears match up with JWB or Edwin Booth's. Forensic ID experts often use the ear for determining identity, claiming they're almost as good as fingerprints.

RE: Rev. James G. Armstrong - J. Beckert - 02-28-2014 08:50 AM

Jacob Haas is close.[Image: James+Haas.jpg]

RE: Rev. James G. Armstrong - L Verge - 02-28-2014 10:01 AM

Don't laugh (and he's going to kill me!), but I think Mr. Armstrong looks like our modern Mr. Barry Cauchon...

In April of 1865, if I had been a man of average height with dark hair, dark eyes, and a mustache, I would not have gone out in public.

RE: Rev. James G. Armstrong - HerbS - 02-28-2014 06:19 PM

Never a connection shall they make!

RE: Rev. James G. Armstrong - John E. - 02-28-2014 07:50 PM

Jacob Haas looks more like Hartranft to me.

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RE: Rev. James G. Armstrong - J. Beckert - 02-28-2014 09:20 PM

Yes, he does.

RE: Rev. James G. Armstrong - BettyO - 02-28-2014 11:15 PM

Agreed!