Assassination Trivia

[Steve]

(07-28-2019 06:25 PM)L Verge Wrote:  Thanks for that brain-stumper question and the follow-up information, Steve. I had always assumed that the John S. Ide was named after some sea captain or company owner that had given the ship over to the Union for use during the CW.

CORRECTION: I just now had to go back and delete Hint #7. My memory failed me as I was posting the hints on my phone. According to the ship's registry, it was built in Philadelphia in 1862, the same year Ide died and not a year later as I said in my hint.