Trivial Trivia - taking trivia to new levels

[RJNorton]

Laurie, I thought for certain I'd have to give some clues on this one. But you got it with no clues - indeed he went to Dr. Issachar Zacharie, a chiropodist. We have discussed him before on this forum. Lincoln sprained his wrist on September 13, 1862, and he saw Dr. Zacharie about the sprain on September 25, 1862.

[L Verge]

I've decided that I do really well at trivia as long as you don't post a photo and ask me who it is. My brain then goes blank - sure hope that's not another sign of senility. In this case, I remembered learning on this forum about Lincoln's foot problems, and my mind associated those with the wrist. The doctor's name is so strange that I could only remember the Z. I also think he was Jewish at a time when Lincoln was getting some push-backs about not including that religious sect in his policy makings??

[Susan Higginbotham]

Who is this?

As far as I know, he never met Lincoln and has never been discussed on this forum, but he has a couple of connections with Lincoln.

   

[L Verge]

Who is this?

As far as I know, he never met Lincoln and has never been discussed on this forum, but he has a couple of connections with Lincoln.

See what I mean? It's not a photo, but the next best thing, and my brain just clicked off!

[Susan Higginbotham]

Yeah, mine does too, so I thought I'd give the board a taste of its own medicine.

Hint: He was not a lawyer or a politcian.

[AussieMick]

not a lawyer or politician ... actor more likely than a journalist or soldier ... maybe a novelist?

[RJNorton]

Robert Fulton?

[Susan Higginbotham]

No. Not a novelist or an actor. Hint: he has a connection to the Todds.

(I will be traveling most of the day so no more hints will be forthcoming until the evening.)

[Anita]

The painter Miner Kilbourne Kellogg. Wow Susan, I had to really dig for this.

Found the answer in "The Lincoln Family Album" by Mark E. Nealy Jr. and Harold Holtzer where it states the following:
Margaret Todd Kellogg was a half sister of Mary Todd Lincoln. Margaret was married to Charles Kellogg and his brother was Miner Kilbourne Kellogg. When Lincoln was President Margaret wanted a foreign assignment for Charles so he could be closer to his brother who was working in Europe. Mary thought it preposterous as she opposed Lincoln's election but "Lincoln consoled him with an army job."

[Susan Higginbotham]

The painter Miner Kilbourne Kellogg. Wow Susan, I had to really dig for this.

Found the answer in "The Lincoln Family Album" by Mark E. Nealy Jr. and Harold Holtzer where it states the following:
Margaret Todd Kellogg was a half sister of Mary Todd Lincoln. Margaret was married to Charles Kellogg and his brother was Miner Kilbourne Kellogg. When Lincoln was President Margaret wanted a foreign assignment for Charles so he could be closer to his brother who was working in Europe. Mary thought it preposterous as she opposed Lincoln's election but "Lincoln consoled him with an army job."

Wow, you're good!

Miner wrote a review of Vinnie Ream's Lincoln sculpture here:

https://www.vinnieream.com/kellogg.pdf

Charles Kellogg got into a bit of a pickle with the Confederate government by heading down South--he was thought to be a spy for the Union. In fact, he was likely a Confederate sympathizer.

https://quod.lib.umich.edu/j/jala/262986...w=fulltext

[Anita]

Thanks Susan. I knew nothing about Charles Kellogg or Miner Kilbourne Kellogg until your post. What fun!!

Miner wrote a wonderfully positive review of Ream's sculpture of Lincoln. He had an artist's eye in comparison to her many critics.

As for Charles, it follows I knew nothing of this story. A pickle indeed! What ever happened to him after the war?

[Susan Higginbotham]

Thanks Susan. I knew nothing about Charles Kellogg or Miner Kilbourne Kellogg until your post. What fun!!

Miner wrote a wonderfully positive review of Ream's sculpture of Lincoln. He had an artist's eye in comparison to her many critics.

As for Charles, it follows I knew nothing of this story. A pickle indeed! What ever happened to him after the war?

He lived until 1892, but I'm not where I can check Stephen Berry's book about the Todds for details. After his adventures down South, he seems to have found it prudent to take a trip to Europe. He and Margaret were in Paris in October 1863, according to a letter from Betsy Todd to Elodie Todd Dawson.

[RJNorton]

Many thanks to Bill Binzel for sending this trivia question.

"In addition to being executed on July 7, 1865, Mary Surratt, Lewis Powell, David Herold and George Atzerodt had another "life event" in common. What was it?"

[L Verge]

Does the "after-death" experience in 1867, of having their bodies removed from the original burial sites next to the gallows into the same area where Booth's remains were interred count? Or the subsequent second removal in 1869?

[wpbinzel]

Does the "after-death" experience of 1867, of having their bodies removed from the original burial sites next to the gallows into the same area where Booth's remains were interred count? Or the subsequent second removal in 1869?

No, it was something that occurred while they were alive.