Abraham Lincoln’s son was saved from getting run over when boarding a train by none other than John Wilkes Booth’s brother. The story came to light after Lincoln’s assassination. Edwin Booth was a more famous actor than John Wilkes, and was supposedly pro union as well.
Abraham Lincoln’s son was saved from getting run over when boarding a train by none other than John Wilkes Booth’s brother. The story came to light after Lincoln’s assassination. Edwin Booth was a more famous actor than John Wilkes, and was supposedly pro union as well.
Below is original newspaper article.![](https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/d9f95afb-6ace-4071-bb45-8639e8ea035b.jpeg)