Found this in American Heritage Civil War. I heard it before but I can't remember who actually said it.

Many years after the event, a Confederate officer associated with Booth:was quoted as saying:

We knew that we were beaten, and there was a general fear among Southern men that the North would impose terms so severe that the . . South could not meet them. Many plans were discussed . . looking to the reaching of a settlement on terms the South could endure. One plan which found favor was to capture Lincoln, take him into the Confederacy, and with him as a hostage, treat for peace. I was party to this plot. . . The venture needed desperate men and the exercise of great caution and skill as well. Somehow the men in the plot became impatient and finally a new conspiracy was hatched which contemplated the killing of Lincoln.

It was Confederate Col. James Gordon. The context of the quote is that in 1909, Gordon had been appointed by Mississippi's governor to temporarily fill a vacancy in the U.S. Senate. But a scandal broke out when a newspaper reported that he had once been a fugitive linked to Booth's plot before the government dropped him as a suspect. After the scandal broke, Gordon admitted involvement in Booth's kidnapping plot, but denied any knowledge of Booth's later assassination plot.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Gord...olitician)

(05-05-2021 04:46 PM)Steve Wrote:  It was Confederate Col. James Gordon. The context of the quote is that in 1909, Gordon had been appointed by Mississippi's governor to temporarily fill a vacancy in the U.S. Senate. But a scandal broke out when a newspaper reported that he had once been a fugitive linked to Booth's plot before the government dropped him as a suspect. After the scandal broke, Gordon admitted involvement in Booth's kidnapping plot, but denied any knowledge of Booth's later assassination plot.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Gord...olitician)

THAT'S the guy!

Thanks Steve