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John Wilkes Booth in York: County's connections to Lincoln's death
09-30-2015, 05:08 PM
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RE: John Wilkes Booth in York: County's connections to Lincoln's death
This fine rendering of the shooting of Booth imparts aspects of the incident I had been unaware of and opens vistas for new research.

For example, I never realized Boston Corbett was an admiral and shot Booth with a flintlock pistol. I hadn't known that many in the Union cavalry wore derbies, and I hadn't known Booth was preparing to shave with a straight-razor just before Corbett lit him up.

Awesome! All kidding aside, it is a wonderful illustration with great charm and even innocence, even it was of a gruesome subject.

--Jim

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RE: John Wilkes Booth in York: County's connections to Lincoln's death - Jim Page - 09-30-2015 05:08 PM

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