They Took Our President

by Norman D. Schmidt

Overview

ON JANUARY 10, 1865 JOHN WILKES BOOTH, DAVID HEROLD, AND LEWIS POWELL KIDNAPPED PRESIDENT LINCOLN AS HE WALKED FROM THE NEARBY WAR DEPARTMENT OR TELEGRAPH OFFICE TO THE WHITE HOUSE. SEVERAL WEEKS EARLIER BOOTH HAD A NEARBY CARPENTER BUILD TWO LOW SLUNG WAGONS FOR TRANSPORTING THE PRESIDENT TO THE RICHMOND AREA. AFTER MANY MONTHS OF PLANNING IT WAS NOW HAPPENING. THE UPSTAIRS BEDROOM WINDOWS WERE BOARDED OVER. WHEN LINCOLN WOULD GO ON A WALK AROUND THE HOME OR WOULD CUT FIREWOOD, DAVY HEROLD WITH HIS GUN WOULD ALWAYS BE NEARBY. IN MID-FEBRUARY A NEIGHBOR CAME OVER TO BORROW SOMETHING AND WAS INTRODUCED TO LINCOLN AS BEING SOMEBODY ELSE.THE NEIGHBOR ALSO SAW THE UPSTAIRS BEDROOM BOARDED OVER. THE NEXT DAY THE NEIGHBOR TRAVELLED TO THE NEARBY BATTLE BEING FOUGHT AND MET WITH GENERAL SHERIDAN. WASHINGTON QUICKLY MADE PLANS TO RESCUE LINCOLN WHICH THEY DID BUT NOT BEFORE HEROLD AND BOOTH ESCAPED TO THE NEARBY BARN. BOOTH WAS KILLED. LINCOLN HAD ABOUT TWO WEEKS TO WRITE HIS INAUGURAL ADDRESS WHICH HE GAVE.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781728342153
Publisher:	AuthorHouse
Publication date:	12/06/2020
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	122
File size:	509 KB

About the Author

I GREW UP ON A FARM NEAR LINCOLN, ILLINOIS. IN 1853 ABRAHAM LINCOLN CHRISTENED THE TOWN WITH THE JUICE OF A WATERMELON. THEN I WENT TO THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AND AFTER GRADUATING WENT TO A SUBURB NORTH OF CHICAGO AND TAUGHT BIOLOGY FOR THREE YEARS. I ALSO PLAYED A LOT OF BASKETBALL THERE. I WENT TO GRADUATE SCHOOL OBTAINING A MASTERS IN BIOLOGY BUT I NEVER USED IT AS I WAS IN SALES THE REST OF MY LIFE. ONE SALES JOB WHICH I ENJOYED WAS SELLING CREMATORIES ALL OVER NORTH AMERICA AND I WAS ON PROBABLY 1,500-1,600 FLIGHTS. AFTER MY DIVORCE I MET A LOVELY WOMAN NAMED JUDI . WE HAVE BEEN MARRIED FOR 36 YEARS. BETWEEN US WE HAVE SIX CHILDREN AND 9 GRANDCHILDREN. WE ENJOY RETIREMENT AND HAVE TRAVELLED QUITE A BIT AND WE HAVE BEEN TO EUROPE SEVERAL TIMES. I ENJOY PAINTING IN ACRYLICS AND READING HISTORICAL BOOKS, I HAVE BEEN GIVING TALKS ON ABRAHAM LINCOLN FOR OVER 30 YEARS AND HAVE OVER 300 BOOKS ON LINCOLN. I’M A HAPPY CAMPER!