My Journey on Lincoln's Assassination

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From what I have read, Everton Conger was so infirm from his war wounds that he could barely sit in the saddle. Before crossing the Rappahannock from Port Conway into Port Royal, Conger and the men rested at the magnificent Belle Grove mansion, likely because Conger was in pain and exhausted. President James Madison was born on that property.

Clara Barton had nursed him through one of his serious injuries. When Miss Barton was seeking funding for the establishment of the American Red Cross, she turned to Conger's Congressman brother, and when he realized that she may have saved Everton from dying, she got the help she needed.

I say this to back up Rob's statement that Conger was no henchman. He and his family were well-respected.