Did William Coggeshall Save Lincoln's Life?

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(09-09-2016 10:44 AM)John Fazio Wrote:  Everything else in the story is verifiable

Koch's book says, "On Good Friday, April 14, 1865, President Lincoln summoned Colonel Coggeshall to the White House. Why, is unknown. After a private meeting, Coggeshall bade President and Mrs. Lincoln goodbye and left the White House to take the 6:45 B & O express back to Columbus while the Lincolns prepared to attend a stage play, "Our American Cousin," at Ford's Theatre."

This is based on what Coggeshall's wife wrote in 1908: "Mr. C was in the East until the evening of April 14 when he bade the President and wife goodbye...(for the last time)...Reaching Columbus in the early morning he learned news of Lincoln's assassination."

John, can you provide (verify) another source that says Coggeshall really met with Lincoln on the day of the assassination?

Gene, only a few pages are devoted to Coggeshall's grenade story.