Idabilly, my great great great cousin ran all the spies in Southern Maryland during the war. He reported directly to Jeff Davis. He was the point of contact for Booth in the Lincoln kidnap plan. The plan was to kidnap him and ransom him for all Confederate troops in federal prisons. Unfortunately, Bobby Lee surrendered and Booth went balistic (an actor don’t you know). My cousin did get him across the Potomac, then wisely fled to Cuba and then England for a couple of years. He returned to Washington and managed a hotel in DC until his death. He was buried at Mt. Olivet.
Yegads!
What an amazing family history you have!
Mine only amounts to federal troops bullying old ladies and dirt farmers.
[A “mentally unstable” actor? Goodness! Now ~that’s~ completely unheard of!]...;-D
“He was buried at Mt. Olivet.”
Bawlmer?