List of Ford's Theatre Attendees

[RJNorton]

Thank you, Linda. Your research is amazing.

Many years ago I compiled a list of over 25 men who claimed (or were given credit) to have helped carry the stricken President across the street from Ford's Theatre to the Petersen House. The names include Dr. Charles Leale, Dr. Charles Taft, Dr. Albert King, Albert Daggett, Augustus Clark, Capt. Obadiah Jackson Downing, Capt. Edwin Bedee, Major Isaac Walker McClay, W.H. Flood, Frederick Johnstone, Jacob J. Soles, John Corey, Jacob Griffiths, William Sample, William McPeck, John Weaver, Joseph Hazelton, Capt. Owen, Capt. John Sears, Capt. John Busby, Capt. Oliver C. Gatch, George A. Clark, Thomas Gourlay, William Greer, Andrew J. Smith, Dr. Ezra Abbott, and Dr. Charles Davenport Gatch.

I think these four names may be mentioned most often in history books: Jacob Soles, John Corey, Jacob Griffiths, and William Sample.