Baltimore burials...Atzerodt and others.

[RJNorton]

John Stanton had a problem posting; he replied via e-mail: (Thank you, John!)

The identification of the lady in Headley's book has not
or can not be confirmed by any specific rhetoric. We will
have to rely on logic. Here goes!

1. The Rev. Stephen F. Cameron, was in Canada in Dec '64
and Jan '65 with Sarah. He also knew her in Richmond and
knew who she was and what her assignment was. He identified
her positively as the lady thet went to Richmond for the
Radiers docments.

2. Headley also associated with Sarah in Canada, but, I
think that he never knew her real name. She signed the SLH
Register one time as "Nettie Slater". Beyond that she used
(IMO) the Name "A. Reynaud". (That was her mother's maiden
name.) Headley knew her as "The Widow".(Because she dressed
that way.)

When Headley and the Raiders saw the picture, they
recognized her as the lady who traveled in their cause, but
did not remember her name.(If they ever knew it.)
The police at the jail, knew that the picture was the lady
that traveled.

So, if everyone says "That is the lady who went to
Richmond" and Cameron says "that it was Sarah that went to
Richmond", then the picture has to be Sarah.

If you need cites, I'll look them up.

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I have read the book by Ben Hogan about "French Kate".
I have a vague confirmation to offer, that I cannot prove
completely.

Hogan wrote his book 30 or 40 years after his romance
with French Kate, when he needed money. That would give him
suffficient time to scare-up some spicy stories, to sell
his book. Apparently, there was a real "French Kate" in Oil
City. (The "Historical Society" sent me some info on her -
and questioned why I was interested in her).

However, I have some valid information that Sarah lived
elsewhere, during the time period when he claims she lived
with him. Sarah was in Canada, into the summer of 1865, not
in Oil City. From testimony given during her divorce
hearings, she testified that she lived on 84th Street
between Avenue A and First Avenue- NYC, from May 1865
until the hearings in 1866. BUT - under what name? She is
not shown in the City Directory. Her Brother is there, but
not her. That is not unusual, because the Directory usually
shows only the head of the household.

I doubt that she would have lied to a Court that could
easily disprove her statement, and deny her the divorce.
Now I will give you my theory, totally unproven, but I am
still lookin'. I think she had remarried before she got the
divorce, believing she was really a Widow. The hearings
were for real, but I question the urgency, and the "solid",
"Unquestionable", testimony. But, it may be right.

The answer to One or Two Ladies. I say Two. For that matter, I
couldn't PROVE that Hagan had an afffair with "French
Kate", he was such a braggard.

JOHN