Now, now, #3. Take your pills.
I haven't made any defense of Booth. All I did was provide documentation that your assertion about the end of the war was wrong. Heavens, I had an ancestor killed by Sherman's troops after Lincoln's assassination. The war was still going on, whether you recognize it or not.
It's obvious my point was that anyone who was paying attention knew the war was over for all intents and purpose, making Booth's act murder, (as if it wasn't already). For you to deny that does indeed make you a Booth defender. I find that despicable.
Heavens, I had an ancestor killed by Sherman's troops after Lincoln's assassination.
You'll be OK.
The war was still going on, whether you recognize it or not.
Anyone who was paying attention knew it was over for all intents and purpose.