Absolutely furious at this perceived slight and wrote that if this light cannot he reasonably explained, the citizens of maryland will take umbrage and their exit from the union will be assured. That was the problem. Maryland was seriously ticked off and lincoln needed maryland. If maryland went confederate washington would be entirely hemmed in by confederate territory and it seems likely the Federal Capital would have to remove itself to philadelphia and new york. The stakes were huge. Anyone else . I have a question. Did mary todd, on the train or the children . Its one of the very interesting things about the story. Was Mary Todd Lincoln on the train . Among the many reasons lincoln was criticized for falling in with pinkertons plan on that night, his family was on the train with him and the thinking was quite reasonably, if you are in so much danger why did you leave your wife and children on the train to face these dangers that you would not . Have them to lunch at the home a pro
Start just about a halfhour to the north of the here in dundee, ill. It also features a lawyer by the name of Abraham Lincoln who i also understand came to prominence here in illinois. I will give you the plot in a nut shell. The year is 1861. Lincoln has been elected president and it turns out that there was a period in our nations history when president ial elections had a divisive and polarizing effect on the population. Very unlike the perfect harmony and stability of our present day. So over the period of 13 days as lincoln is making his way by train to his home in springfield, ill. Washington d. C. For his inauguration as president the air is filled with rumors of an assassination plot. In maryland where his train will pass below the masondixon line, there are rumors that he will be shot or stabbed to or his train will be blown up at a whistle stop appearance in baltimore. Allan pinkerton of the legendary Pinkerton Detective agency is on the scene, he is already there in baltimor
A divisive and polarizing effect on the population very unlike the perfect harmony and civility of our present day. So over a period of 13 days as lincoln is making his way by train from his home in springfield, illinois, to washington, d. C. For his inauguration as president , the air is filled with rumors of an assassination plot. In maryland where his train will pass below the Mason Dixon Line for the first time, there are rumors that hell be shot or hell be stabbed, or his train will be blown up at a whistlestop appearance in baltimore. Allen pinkerton of the legendary Pinkerton Detective agency is on the scene. Hes already there in baltimore x he has just or and he has just under two weeks to uncover hard evidence of this looming plot before time runs out. What makes the situation even more difficult and more dangerous is that theres no good way to get from springfield to washington at this time. Americas railroads are expanding at a fantastic rate, but theres no single, direct ra
Stashower recalls the plot to assassinate Abraham Lincoln in figure 1861, prior to lincolns and migration ceremony. The plot was discovered by detective Allen Pinkerton, was to be executed in baltimore as lincoln stopped in the city en route to washington, d. C. This is about 40 minutes. Thank you. Thank you for coming out. Its a real pleasure to be here in illinois, especially because this is really where the wheels of the story started turning, both figuratively and literally. The book is the star to a large extent of Allen Pinkerton, the famous detective of the 19th century, who got his start just about half hour to the north of europe in dundee illinois and it also features a lawyer by the name of Abraham Lincoln who i also understand came to prominence here in illinois. Out to be the plot in a nutshell. The year is 1861. Lincoln has been elected president and it turns out that the was a period in our nations history when president ial elections had a divisive and polarizing effect
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