Lincoln Herald

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While the Lincoln Herald appears to be falling behind in its publication's release (just received the Winter 2012 issue today), it still carries great articles and reviews. The current issue carries a very good article by the late Hans Trefousse on BELATED REVELATIONS OF THE ASSASSINATION COMMITTEE, the existence of which few people know about.

General Beast Butler tried his best to pin the blame of Lincoln's assassination on Andrew Johnson and in 1867 convinced the House of Representatives to create a Special Commission to investigate the murder. The Commission started with a blast and ended with a fizzle. The report was never even signed by the chairman and really didn't come to light again until 1954, when it was turned over to the Library of Congress.

Dr. Trefousse's article gives the highlights of this ill-fated investigation. There was another similar thing called the Boutwell Report. Bill Richter is an authority on it - I could never figure out its complexities!