Booth's field glass

[JMadonna]

I believe that Booth was seriously considering going to Mexico and perhaps on to South America, where so many Confederates had headed. In my estimation, Booth may have still had the old ideas of the Knights of the Golden Circle -- establish the slave system south of the border.

Remember where John Surratt, Jr. headed for a little R&R following his trial? South America! Checking out the possibility of joining some old comrades down there? We don't know, but he managed to miss his mother's reinterment while visiting down there.

Laurie,

Mexico was his only option AFTER he turned south. Not even Jeff Davis could make it, it was a long long long horse ride away.

Confederates migrated to South America AFTER Johnson changed Lincoln's amnesty terms. There was no migration before then.