Something I've Wondered About....

[LincolnToddFan]

Linda, how incredibly sad. I've never read that...that Fanny grew so depressed after the attack she wished she was dead. She got her wish within about a year and a half. Her health never recovered.

I distinctly also remember reading somewhere that Seward said he often wished he had died that night with Lincoln, as he had been intended to. He felt that the great task and work of his career had ended with the war. It's fascinating to read his exact thoughts as the assault was taking place...that this was a time of revolution, and that assassination was the natural consequence of it. He seemed resigned to his fate at that moment.

Thanks for the info.