Breaking a leg

[John E.]

(11-28-2012 02:05 PM)RJNorton Wrote:  

(11-28-2012 10:29 AM)John E. Wrote:  I took a screenshot of the reference for you Roger.

John, many thanks. I think you know from previous discussions that my personal belief is the traditional account, but the manner in which you presented your arguments is terrific. Kudos.

Thanks Roger and to everyone else for the compliments on me stating my case. Much of what I presented was just an echo of Mike Kauffman's research with a little further digging in to certain aspects. While we may not all agree, its nice to hear people's opinions or ideas.

If not for Dave Taylor questioning a prime source for Herold accompanying Powell to the Seward residence, I wouldn't have looked in to that area further.

Just as an update - the question of why Booth said Rathbone was a Colonel and not a major spawned an entirely new thread about what Lincoln's guest was wearing that night. If I recall correctly, Rathbone was brevetted to a Col.'s rank and may have been allowed to wear some sort of temporary insignia stating as much. We just don't know. In other words, perhaps Booth was not exaggerating when he said "Colonel" and not Major.