escort to Springfield

[RJNorton]

(10-02-2018 12:16 AM)David Lockmiller Wrote:  Captain McCamley remained at the Peterson House all night, until Lincoln's death at 7:22 a.m., then escorted the body to the White House "at which time being relieved of duty he returned to his quarters and went to sleep, when he discovered he had the glasses"

Once again it appears to me that either McCamley or his family may be embellishing the story. Mike Kauffman writes in American Brutus (p. 240):

"It was not until after the Cabinet left that a detail of six men took charge of the remains, placed them in a rough wooden coffin and carrying them back out the narrow hallway and down the winding steps. An ambulance waited in front of the house. As the body was loaded into it, the crowd closed in for a final glimpse of their martyred leader. Then they embarked on a slow, mournful, rain-drenched procession to the White House."

In a footnote (#22) on p. 448, Kauffman lists the names of President Lincoln's escort back to the White House. The names are John C. Weaver, William Reith, Eli Morey, David Frantz, John Richardson, and Antonio Bregazzi. There is no mention of McCamley.