Will the real Thomas F. Harney, PLEASE STAND UP!

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John W. Booth, John Surratt, and Sarah Slater, were all together in Washington, D.C. on 25 March 1865. Surratt and Slater left together for Richmond on that date, and they never saw Booth again - NEVER.

It appears that Booth had been excluded from any plans that approved the "Harney Mission". So, he was still floundering around , trying to reorganize his "action team" again and he was failing.

April 2, 1865. Richmond is in shambles. The confederate Government is on the run. Booth needed guidance, so he headed north out of Washington and was seen in Boston about April 5th and 6th. It has never been confirmed that this was a meeting with the Confederate Commissioners from Canada. Whatever was said we don't know, but I have no doubt that he learned about the "Harney Mission", and found that he had no part in it. He returned to D.C. and he was affected by this development - he was furious.

He returned to Washington and "leaked" the secret plan to George Atzerodt on April 8th. Booth could only watch for Harney, so when he didn't show by April 11th, he went back to New York, to report this new failure and maybe offer a new plan, to his superiors.

If he was given approval, or not, we don't know. He returned to Washington about April 8th, and you know the rest of the story.

Every name , date and activity, mentioned here has been provided to us through official reports, and other legal papers. If any were distorted when recorded, I don't know. But based on the given facts available, this is a true report of the events of early April 1865.

Based on this, Mary Surratt, John Surratt, Sarah Slater, and others did not have an active part of the final plans that resulted in the death of President Lincoln