Type of trial - Debate

[John E.]

(11-05-2014 09:31 AM)HerbS Wrote:  The"Trial"and who was there,is a research nightmare!

And a lot of fun.

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(11-05-2014 05:02 AM)RJNorton Wrote:  

(11-04-2014 10:49 PM)John E. Wrote:  ...one of the few military tribunals ever opened up for the public to attend.

John, have you ever come across a source that says Tad Lincoln attended the trial for one day? I have one book...and only one...that says this, and the book (Lincoln's Sons) is not footnoted.

Hi Roger,

Anthony Pitch also mentioned it in his book but I'm not sure of his source. I have it listed in the May 19, 1865 issue of the Boston Advertiser.