What if Booth Escaped?

[Peter Taltavul]

What if Booth had escaped? No. Not as in George/St. Helen. Although if true it would be a fascinating story. But what if Booth and Herold had succeeded in crossing the river into southern territory? The Civil War has just ended. A well known actor with southern sympathies had killed the President. What would the ramifications be? How would Stanton and Jefferson Davis have reacted ?