Assassination Trivia

[Dennis Urban]

Pardon me but that carriage does not look like it would hold four adults. Looks like for two forward facing people, three at most. Of course there are those who report that Lincoln and his guests rode in two different trips to Fords. However, the four would have ridden back together so a carriage of sufficient size would be necessary. I'm old but not old enough to have known carriages first hand. The Lincoln Museum at Lincoln Memorial University in Harrogate has a carriage of William Seward which has forward and rearward facing seats. Such a carriage would have accommodated the Lincoln party in one trip.