What was Booth wearing?

[Cliff Roberts]

Dave, I'm going strictly by memory here, but as I recall Booth was buried in the same clothes he'd been wearing when he was shot at Garrett's place. I found several published accounts by persons who were present when Booth's body was returned to his family and the box first opened, one of which described in detail his clothing including the fact that he was wearing long-johns. I also recall that when a reporter interviewed the Garrett boys some years after Booth's death, one said Booth had been dressed in a dark suit, nothing fancy but of good quality. Newspaper reports at the time of his autopsy first reported that he was dressed in Confederate gray, then said his clothing was actually black and covered with dust. I'm mentioning these as leads; I don't have the time right now to dig up the files, but let me know if you need them. Good luck.