President Lincoln walked into Richmond...alone?

[RJNorton]

only William Crook's account from some 30 years later says that he
was also in this group

Hi Jim. I had always assumed Crook was with the group because so many books say this. Do you believe this is another embellishment (or falsehood) created by White House personnel in their later years? I assume you are saying no one else saw Crook with the group. I know William Hanchett and perhaps others have questioned Crook's "memories." Is this in the same category as Charles Forbes' affidavit in which he states that he was inside the State Box when Booth fired the fatal shot?