Resurrecting the Dead
Joe Barry’s Uncommon History Blog
Will research for peanuts!
One of the more enigmatic figures of the Lincoln assassination is Joseph “John Peanuts” Burroughs, the young errand boy at Ford’s Theatre who held John Wilkes Booth’s horse prior to the assassin’s escape. Who was Peanuts, and what happened to him after the assassination?
Lincoln in Harrisburg: A Tale of Two Trains
History is everywhere—and often closer than you realize. This is the account of my research on Lincoln’s two trips to Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
Joseph B. Stewart – of Kentucky
Joseph B. Stewart was Kentucky’s unofficial liaison in Washington, D.C from the 1850s through the Civil War years. From Abraham Lincoln to shady businessmen, here are his most unique encounters …