Dave Taylor / Davey Herold Question

[KateH.]

Herold was no assassin. He didn't have it in him to kill a man. If he wanted that life, he could have enlisted or become a spy like John Surratt. Booth wanted Lincoln dead so he took that job. Powell was the next one in line willing to risk it all for the South so he went after Seward. If Herold was the point man and the guide, Atzerodt was the only one left to fill any other jobs. Booth might not have cared as much about Johnson being killed. Furthermore, his mind was locked solely on his hatred of Lincoln. When he spoke to Lloyd at the tavern, he only mentioned the assassination of Lincoln and Seward. Maybe he didn't think Johnson would die. Or maybe Johnson being alive or dead wasn't the most pressing issue on his mind.