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Thursday, April 14, 2016

President Lincoln Assassinated Tonight, 151 Years Ago-- Part 1: Where Was Grant?

And as bad as this event was on the South, last June's murders in Charleston seems to be just as bad.

From the April 14, 2016, Yahoo! News "10 interesting facts about Abraham Lincoln's assassination" by NCC staff.

1.  WHERE WAS GENERAL GRANT?  --  General Grant wanted to be in New Jersey that night.  he was supposed to go the theater and it had been advertised that he would be there.  But, he went with his wife to New Jersey to visit relatives.  His train started for Burlington at 6 p.m..

2.  LINCOLN ALMOST DID NOT GO TO FORD'S THEATER THAT NIGHT.--  The New York Times reported that Lincoln was reluctant to go, but felt he should since Grant wasn't going to be there.  he had also tried to get House Speaker Schuyler Colfax to go, but he also declined.

3.  IF COLFAX HAD BEEN IN THE BOX WITH LINCOLN THAT NIGHT, TWO PERSONS IN LINE TO SUCCEED LINCOLN WOULD HAVE BEEN IN DANGER.--  Vice President Andrew Johnson was also a target that night, but his assailant lost his nerve and didn't attack him.  Colfax was next in line for the Presidency after the vice president.  The next one after him was President Pro Tempore Lafayette Sabine Foster.  Back in 1865, Secretary of State William Seward would not have been in line of succession.

--Old Secesh

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