John Parker

[RJNorton]

Sounds right, Laurie. I think it's from "The Mystery of Lincoln's Guard" by James O. Hall in the May 1982 issue of the Surratt Society News. I just checked the citation on my Parker page, and that is what I have listed. A few other sources on Parker include "Lincoln's Missing Guard" by Frederick Hatch in the April 2006 edition of the Journal of the Lincoln Assassination and "Mr. Lincoln’s Security" by Deborah Carbaugh in the August 2000 edition of the Surratt Courier. And, of course, Fred's excellent book, too.