Events of April 1, 1865

[L Verge]

Bill, that shows you how muddled my brain is - can't even remember something that I wrote an article on! The description of the distance of twelve miles from the city would definitely put Stringfellow very near, if not at, Surratt Tavern. Mary Surratt's brother, Zadoc Jenkins, was a fine piece of work in his own right. He was supposedly a "good" Union man until Mr. Lincoln made it clear that Maryland's days of holding slaves were marked. He also got into a few altercations with some of the men in the neighborhood.