Was Stanton a murder target?

[RJNorton]

I have always felt there is a lot to be learned from the various statements/confessions of George Atzerodt. But nowhere does he ever mention that Edwin Stanton was a target of Booth's. Atzerodt even talks about the "final meeting," but no mention at all that Stanton was to be killed, too. At this point, I am less than convinced that Stanton's assassination was a goal of JWB.

In American Brutus, Mike Kauffman writes, "There was nothing elaborate about the plan. Booth would assassinate the president, and Powell would kill Secretary of State Seward. Herold and Atzerodt were to go back to the Kirkwood House and kill Vice-President Johnson. The attacks would be timed to coincide, and they could all meet up afterward on the road to Nanjemoy. Powell, if he chose, could 'skedaddle' in a different direction."

No mention of Stanton as a target.