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01-23-2013, 07:23 PM,
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L Verge
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RE: Booth's Escape Route
Bill Richter is my Constitutional scholar here, but it has always been my interpretation that the document provided for continuation of government given ordinary circumstances. The mass assassinations of all the top leaders at the same time - and throw in Lafayette Sabine Foster as President pro tempore of the Senate and next in line when Johnson went down - and you have most extraordinary circumstances to overcome.
IMO, once the remaining Confederates in the field (especially west of the Mississippi) heard about a mass execution, you would have seen a very quick renewal of the spirit to continue fighting. If the scene did turn westward, there would have also been new sources of supplies from areas that had not been laid waste by Union forces and black flag warfare. Those in control of what was left of the Confederate treasury might also have done an about face and gathered steam. Even the Secret Line in Southern Maryland would have stayed in place to see how they could help, I believe.
Never underestimate the power of those Iron Men and Steel Magnolias of the Confederacy.
BTW: Booth was an excellent horseman, if you have read accounts of his childhood and afterwards. That's why I fail to believe that his leg was broken in a fall from his steed. But as Wild Bill is apt to say, "What do I know? I'm just a dumb female historian."
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01-23-2013, 07:46 PM,
(This post was last modified: 01-23-2013, 07:48 PM by JMadonna.)
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JMadonna
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RE: Booth's Escape Route
(01-23-2013, 06:55 PM)Rob Wick Wrote: Jerry,
I don't consider the Klan, or any other southern group, as a guerilla organization, given that they operated in the open, which is a far cry from the way most operate by striking and then withdrawing.
LOL! - Rob, if that's your criterea for deciding what a guerilla organization is then its not worth anybody's time trying to expand your expertise.
All the best,
Jerry
(01-23-2013, 07:23 PM)L Verge Wrote: BTW: Booth was an excellent horseman, if you have read accounts of his childhood and afterwards. That's why I fail to believe that his leg was broken in a fall from his steed.
Laurie, Sometimes its the horse not the horseman.
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01-23-2013, 07:59 PM,
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Rob Wick
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RE: Booth's Escape Route
Quote:LOL! - Rob, if that's your criterea for deciding what a guerilla organization is then its not worth anybody's time trying to expand your expertise.
Please, enlighten me.
Best
Rob
Abraham Lincoln is the only man, dead or alive, with whom I could have spent five years without one hour of boredom.--Ida M. Tarbell
I want the respect of intelligent men, but I will choose for myself the intelligent.
--Carl Sandburg
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01-23-2013, 09:41 PM,
(This post was last modified: 01-23-2013, 09:43 PM by JMadonna.)
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JMadonna
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RE: Booth's Escape Route
(01-23-2013, 07:59 PM)L Verge Wrote: Jerry,
Agreed - on both of your above statements to Rob and I. As to the horse or the horseman: As I have screamed before, the question is moot and has little bearing on the big picture of the assassination. Its biggest impact may have been to give Dr. Mudd more publicity than he ever thought he would get when he met Booth and then introduced him to Southern Maryland agents.
Agree, that since the broken leg occured after the deed was done
you can make the case that where it occurred has little bearing on what happened. However, it was the broken leg that eventually led to his death and I'm certain forced him to change his route. I just find it intriguing when an unexpected event changes history.
(01-23-2013, 07:59 PM)Rob Wick Wrote: Please, enlighten me.
Best
Rob
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Jerry
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