Extra Credit Questions

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Miss Barton also had a very difficult time getting funding for her Red Cross project until she used a little-known piece of battlefield information on a U.S. Senator. She visited Senator Conger asking for his help in securing government support. At first, he was not receptive to the idea until he discovered that Clara may well have saved his brother, Everton Conger (of the 16th NY Cavalry troop that tracked down and apprehended Booth and Herold).

Everton had been very badly injured in one of the battles. I don't remember all the gory details, but I think he was shot through his hips and lower torso. He was brought to a field hospital where Barton nursed him back to health. The Senator made the connection and helped to grease the wheels to get support for the American Red Cross. Many years ago, the Garrett Farm Patrol expert, Steve Miller, wrote an article on this for the Surratt Courier.