Boston Corbett

[maharba]

I tend that Boston Corbitt enlisted once or twice for the sign-up money.

What tends you to believe that? >

Mr. or Ms. Maharba - I really wish that you would stop reading spurious newspaper clippings and other sloppy research>

Interesting thoughts, and thanks both. Gene I said in my post Jan 5 "A hatter he worked with in NY said that he recruited Boston Corbett to sign up"

That sounded like an oblique reference, and the term "he recruited" him, makes me think Corbett was a recruit in the place of the other hatter (for money).

And, L. Verge, you may be right. The probate judge Daniel Leander Brown in old newspaper articles may never even have existed --after decades he has yet to appear in those Lincoln experts books. Have you gotten a chance to look at the original pension application of Boston Corbett? I see Brown notarized his invalid application, but I think Brown did a bit more than that, and will try and detail that in a future post/reply. You bring up another interesting allusion, LVerge,

I believe that John Brown organized his "cause" to wipe out slave holders under the assumption that he was doing God's will also. >

I had given that some thought, in parallel to Boston Corbett. And considering that this 'born again' Christian had no problem lying repeatedly and swearing in God's holy name. (Lying to Stanton that Booth would have shot him, lying to say that God
directed his bullet..identical as Lincolns wound behind the ear, lying at lectures about his heroics, etc.) So the parallel to ponder is this: Why did Corbett the 'Jesus clone with hair and renewed peaceful Christianity', what reason did Boston Corbett have to sign up and zealously wish to go South and shoot those folks living there? If Corbett was true to himself or Christianity he now professed, he would certainly never have done that. While John Brown wanted to end slavery, Boston Corbett did not say any such thing. The invigorated new christian, Corbett, did not enlist because he wanted to end slavery. So the parallel you suggest is interesting.