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RJNorton · (This post was last modified: 10-10-2012 01:06 PM by RJNorton.)

Quick now - what was the name of the coachman who took the Lincoln party to Ford's Theatre? Whom did the coachman drink with? Did the Lincolns pick up Clara Harris and Henry Rathbone on their way to Ford's?

John Fazio has a series of fascinating articles that delve into these topics here.

Additionally, John has articles here, here, and here.

John, welcome to our Lincoln discussion group!

Laurie Verge · 10-10-2012, 01:21 PM

John has also written articles for the Surratt Courier and will have another lengthy one coming after the first of the year on a debate that was previously handled on this forum - but, I'll leave you guessing as to what that was.

I first learned of John by stumbling across his articles for the Cleveland Round Table and liked him immediately because he was supporting Come Retribution and the theory that the Confederate hierarchy was behind Booth - at least with the kidnap plot. As a result, we invited John to speak at our 2011 conference. He did ruffle a few feathers, but he showed his strength as a lawyer (which he is) by considering the evidence from all angles and steadily driving home his points.

Welcome aboard, John...

LincolnMan · 10-11-2012, 12:39 AM

Haven't read the articles yet but my guess is that the person he had a drink with was probably the person who should not have been there-but should have been guarding Mr. Lincoln.