The Baltimore Plot: What was Pinkerton Thinking?

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I can't answer that question, but Pinkerton's plan of disguising Lincoln as an invalid sans stovepipe hat worked! Have you read Daniel Stashower's The Hour of Peril? There is another excellent one written about five years ago by Michael Kline, who also spoke on the plot for one of the Surratt House conferences. I found both of them very good - the latter one a tad more detailed and scholarly.