What Was The Role of David Herold

[J. Beckert]

That's a good analogy with the terrorist tactics of placing bombs in different locations. Hitting multiple targets at once creates confusion.

After Booth bought the horse from Gardiner, he got lost returning to Washington and with Herold with him, they both got lost in the swamp. I wouldn't rely on my knowledge of three trips down there when I needed a quick escape. Booth also left his revolver on the stagecoach on one of those trips. I'm sure his mind was racing a mile a minute when he was down there trying to put things in order.