Dr. Mudd

[bob_summers]

Roger, I agree with your analysis, but I would like to comment on Atzerodt's statement. It has always seemed a bit strange to me. Why would Booth be planning to take Lincoln to Richmond two weeks before the assassination when he must have known that Richmond was in the process of falling and being evacuated?

And what happened to the liquor and provisions? Booth and Herold left Dr. Mudd's farm without being given any such things. The first person they met after leaving, Oscar/Oswald Swan, said "They asked me if I had any whiskey. I gave them some and some bread."

Booth may have told Atzerodt these things, but Booth lied about many things to many people for many purposes.