Countdown to July 7

[Linda Anderson]

(07-08-2012 07:05 PM)J. Beckert Wrote:  I think this is the only photo I've seen of Seward after the attack. I've read he never allowed the right side of his face to be photographed after the attack, but there it is. It's the only one and I wonder what his reasoning was.

That's an interesting question, Joe. If I find out, I'll let you know.

Gene, Seward wore Dr. Gunning's splint until July 9 when it was removed and "a second splint was inserted and worn from July 9 to August 4 and another one until October 1865." John Lattimer, Kennedy and Lincoln: Medical & Ballistic Comparisons of their Assassinations.