Did John Wilkes Booth’s Brother Save the Life of Abraham Lincoln’s Son?

Yes, this blew our minds, as well.

It was during one of Robert's travels to Washington that one of the arguably more bizarre coincidences in American history occurred [...] The story itself has been told numerous times over the past century beginning with a New York Times article in 1865, although the story and its mythos continually evolved as the decades passed.

While the timing and location appeared to vary, the story itself has been widely documented and verified by Robert Lincoln himself. We thus rate this claim as"True.""Abraham Lincoln's Assassination." HISTORY, https://www.history.com/topics/american-civil-war/abraham-lincoln-assassination. Accessed 21 Dec. 2022.

Emerson, Jason. Giant in the Shadows: The Life of Robert T. Lincoln. SIU Press, 2012. Accessed 21 Dec. 2022. "Research Guides: Edwin Booth: Topics in Chronicling America: Search Strategies & Selected Articles." Library of Congress. https://guides.loc.gov/chronicling-america-edwin-booth/selected-articles. Accessed 21 Dec. 2022.

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