Thomas F. Harney

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I think that Dugard (who, I suspect, did the research and writing) was referring to previous threats by Gen. Bradley Johnson and Thomas Nelson Conrad to kidnap. There was at least one other plot suggested to Davis near the beginning of the war. The yellow fever plan was the brainchild of Dr. Luke Blackburn. He's been well-covered by Ed Steers in previous writings, so maybe we can coax Ed in on this discussion. Jane Singer's book on the Confederates' Dirty War also covers Blackburn, I believe.