Lincoln Discussion Symposium

(04-05-2018 10:06 AM)RJNorton Wrote: [ -> ]Good eyes, Laurie. You are on the right track.

Lord Dundreary AKA Edward Sothern.

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(04-05-2018 10:06 AM)RJNorton Wrote: [ -> ]Good eyes, Laurie. You are on the right track.

Lord Dundreary AKA Edward Sothern.

Good guess, Blaine, but it's not Sothern.

(04-05-2018 12:05 PM)RJNorton Wrote: [ -> ]Good guess, Blaine, but it's not Sothern.

Well darn! I was going to guess him also.

William Ferguson.

Excellent, Eva! Kudos. Yes, it is William Ferguson who was a stagehand (call-boy) at Ford's Theatre and had a small part in Our American Cousin. He gave several accounts of what he saw the night of the assassination. He was the last surviving cast member of Our American Cousin. He died in 1930.

The photo of him that I think is most commonly used in books is here:

https://i.pinimg.com/736x/a6/ea/87/a6ea8...incoln.jpg

There are numerous photos of Ferguson here:

http://civilwar.gratzpa.org/2012/04/the-...-ferguson/

I remembered him exactly from that site (when Laurie pointed at acting).

What is this man's name?

Is that Peanut Johnny?
I want to change my answer.

Change that to Coughdrop Joey.
I read about him in Edward Steers book, Lincoln Legends Myth Hoaxes

Where is everyone tonight?
I though for sure someone else would answer that......

Excellent, Gene. Indeed he is covered in Ed's book. Among my favorite characters that Ed covers is "Coughdrop Joey" Ratto. Joey mistakenly became known as the "man who held Booth's horse." No one knows what really happened to Peanut John Burroughs.

You win best wishes for a marvelous time in Springfield this weekend.

This man wrote a book on the Lincoln assassination. What is his name?

Just a guess - George Bryan?

Nope, not George Bryan.

Jim Bishop ?

Nope, not Jim Bishop.

He wrote more than one book on the assassination, but a young Ed Steers?