Booth Photo's

[J. Beckert]

I don't think so, Bill. It seems Booth saved his animosity for the Union leaders. Whether it's true or not we'll never know, but a young Union soldier said he ran into Booth in Taltavul's on the afternoon of April 14th. He said Booth said "Soldier! Come have a drink with us!." Being only 15 or 16, the young man refused and he said Booth said "Well, you must have something." and pulled a cigar from his vest pocket and gave it to him. He also physically carried Adam Badeau, Edwin's close friend and a member of Grant's staff, into Edwin's home during the New York riots. He mentioned the irony in that in a letter to his sister.