Lincoln's last words

[L Verge]

I surely think that, if Burnside had been in the audience, more notice would have been taken by the press. He also had the rank, certainly, to assume command of getting the situation in the theater under control. I cannot imagine that any shame bestowed upon him at the Crater would cause him to abandon his Commander-in-Chief and slink unnoticed out the door. Unless he had shaved off that distinctive facial hair, someone would have noticed him and commented on it at some point.

Dr. Blaine Houmes contributes to this forum, and has spoken at a Surratt conference as well as writing on the trajectory of the bullet. He puts forth an excellent case.