Richmond Man Present at Lincoln's Assassintion

[Rsmyth]

I just checked my notes on Mr. Hoover. He had many claims one of which is that "The beautiful silk flag in the president's box had just been shipped in from Indianapolis as a gift from the ladies' aid society there. It had been loaned to Ford's Theater to decorate the Lincoln box.
Hoover said, "It was on this flag that Lincoln leaned after the fatal shot, and the blood flowed down over the center, staining it."
The flag later became part of the Lincoln Memorial and is at the monument in Springfield, Ill."