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Surratt Courier Article about Gus Howell

Posted on January 8, 2015 by lincolnmaster

Gus Howell—Smarmy, Arrogant Blockade Runner and Murderer or Effective-Behind-the-Lines Confederate Operative?    Joseph E. “Rick” Smith III and William L. Richter     Ever since the 1988 publication of the … Continue reading

Occasional Papers #4 is Out NOW

Posted on January 29, 2013 by lincolnmaster

Vol.1, Number 4 now available $14.95 Contact: [email protected]

Open Letters: Judge Holt and the Lincoln Conspirators

Posted on January 28, 2013 by lincolnmaster

(Originally appeared in the New York Tribune of September 2, 1873) There appeared an anonymous communication, written from Washington under the signature of Truth, so grossly calumnious of General Joseph … Continue reading

Booth And Herold’s Four Nights in the Pine Thicket by Randal Berry

Posted on January 26, 2013 by lincolnmaster

Or, See Any Snakes Out There? by Randal Berry   (Originally published in the “Surratt Courier”. Oct. 2008) Being a herpetologist by profession and a Lincoln assassination “buff” by hobby, … Continue reading

Death of an Assassin by Steven G. Miller

Posted on November 1, 2011 by lincolnmaster

“I have too great a soul to die like a criminal.” DEATH OF AN ASSASSIN: Homicide, Suicide or Something Else? by Steven G. Miller   One of the longest-running controversies … Continue reading

Conger: North and South by Robert Wick

Posted on September 25, 2011 by lincolnmaster

CONGER: NORTH AND SOUTH Everton J. Conger gazed thoughtfully into the blue Montana sky. It was April 26, 1910–the day after his 76th birthday–and the day was spent with a … Continue reading

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