21 April - last night in Maryland

[Rhatkinson]

As all on here know, 148 years ago, Booth and Herold were spending their last night of freedom in the state of Maryland. Having seen the width of the Potomac with my own eyes on the Surratt tour yesterday, I can't imagine the angst that Booth and Davey must have surely felt when lying down on the ground staring out at the Virginia coast at precisely this time all those years ago. One can only imagine what all was going through his mind.

Thanks again to Julie, Bob, and all the folks associated with the Surratt tour. My day began in a car driving from DC to the Surratt house at 6:30 am and ended when I pulled back into my driveway in SC at 1:30 am. My brother Josh and I calculated that were were driving either in a car or bus for about 15 hours yesterday, but it was well worth it.

I already am looking forward to the conference next year.

Heath