Extra Credit Questions

[RJNorton]

That's it, Gene. Very good! The Congressional Committee on the Conduct of the War met in secret session in 1863 to consider the rumors of Mary's alleged treason. Some history books say Lincoln himself appeared before the committee to defend his wife. One person present described Lincoln as follows: "The pathos that was written upon Lincoln's face, the almost inhuman sadness that was in his eyes as he looked upon us, and above all an indescribable sense of his complete isolation - the sad solitude which is inherent in all true grandeur of character and intellect...."

I believe several scholars, including Mark Neely and Ed Steers, have researched the alleged appearance by Lincoln and concluded it never happened.

I cannot think of a prize for this. Joe is a winner, too, as he was on the right track. So I will just send best wishes to both of you gentlemen.