Ashurst, James V., 96
Associated Press, 3
astrology, 213
Atlanta Constitution, 334
Atzerodt, Catherine, 231
Atzerodt, George and Booth’s assassination plans, 258, 260, 262, 281, 414n91
burial place, 324
captured, 283
detective brother-in-law, 318
and the Lincoln abduction plot, 208, 211–13, 215–16, 231–32, 235–37, 239, 241–42, 395n51, 401n23
trial and sentence, 323
August, Thomas P., 86
Autobiography of a Magdalen, 95
autopsy of Booth, 318–19
Avey, Elijah, 78–79
Avis, John, 77–79
Badeau, Adam, 2, 6–7, 87, 133, 135, 325
Baden, Joseph, 238, 289
Baillie, James, 188
Bainbridge, Absalom, 295–96, 298–99, 303–4, 323
Baker, Ambrose, 164
Baker, J. Lewis, 123, 125
Baker, Lafayette C., 316, 320, 333
Baker, Luther B., 306–9, 311–16, 320–21
Ballauf, Billy, 122
Baltimore, 19–22
Baltimore American, 76, 332
Baltimore Cemetery, 329
Baltimore City Circuit Court, 336
Baltimore Sun, 242, 328–29
Banks, Nathaniel P., 110, 112
Barnes, Collier, 69
Barnes, Edwin F., 69
Barnes, Joseph, 316–19
Barnett, Theodore J., 157, 160, 214
Barron, John M., 56–59, 64, 118, 151, 157, 246
Barrymore, Ethel, 135
Barrymore, John, 135, 146–47
Barrymore, Lionel, 135
Barton, John, 82–83
Bassett, Weston, 167, 174
Batchelder, Wesley, 269
Bateman, H. L., 92–93
Bateman, Kate, 92–93
Bates, Finis L., 335
Beale, James, 48
Beale, Mary Bella, 48, 65, 68, 86, 145
Beall, John Yates, 75, 219–21, 291, 399n3, 400n4
Beall, Mary, 75
Beall, William, 400n4
Beckham, Fontaine, 67
Beecher, Henry Ward, 102, 370n63
Bel Air Academy, 17–19, 112–13
The Belle’s Stratagem, 41
Benjamin, Judah, 233
Benn, Walter, 334
Benton, James G., 321
Beth Shalome Synagogue, 48
Beyer, Louis, 239
Bigelow, John, 338
Big Woods, 113, 116
bills of exchange, 188
Bingham, John A., 225, 316
Bishop, Charles, 326–27
Blackburn, Luke, 186
blackface comedy, 46
Black Horse Cavalry, 71–72
Blauvelt, George, 263
blockades and blockade-runners and Booth’s assassination plans, 262
and Gordon, 252
and Jones, 280
and the Lincoln abduction plot, 185, 207, 211
and onset of the Civil War, 57
Bocock, John Paul, 127
Boniface, George C., 47, 82
Book of Common Prayer, 331–32
Booth, Asia. See Clarke, Asia Booth (sister)
Booth, Blanche (niece), 27–28, 63, 119
Booth, Edwin (brother) acting career, 41, 72, 117–18, 120–21, 157, 160, 174
and alcohol use, 134–35
and Beall’s execution, 220
birth date, 13
and Booth family dynamics, 24, 28
and Booth’s acting career, 39, 45, 47, 49, 51, 53, 55, 58–61, 124, 128–30, 132, 135, 137, 141–42, 155, 162
and Booth’s “Alow Me” speech, 103
and Booth’s burial, 329–30, 332
and Booth’s character, 154
and Booth’s childhood, 14, 16
and Booth’s courtships, 84
and Booth’s education, 20–21
and Booth’s escape from Washington, 300
and Booth’s finances, 164
and Booth’s health, 170
and Booth’s illness, 182
and Booth’s physical appearance, 91
and Booth’s politics, 183, 189
and Booth survival stories, 336
and Fannie Brown, 147
and the Holliday Street Theatre, 123
and impact of assassination on Booth family, 324–27
and the Lincoln abduction plot, 206
marriage, 87–89
and onset of the Civil War, 96, 114–16
and physical appearance of Booth, 62, 99
political differences with Booth, 253
and recovery of Booth’s remains, 325–27, 329
and Shakespeare statue benefit, 193–98
and spiritualism, 230
and Stump, 209–10
travels, 31–32, 37, 108
Booth, Edwina (niece), 134, 164
Booth, Elizabeth (sister), 13–14, 330
Booth, Frederick (brother), 13–14, 84, 330
Booth, Henry (brother), 13
Booth, Hiram (unrelated), 144
Booth, John Wilkes acting skill, 157–62
and animals, 21–22, 172
autopsy, 318–19
burial places, 322, 327–33
childhood, 14–15, 15–17, 27–29
closed-mindedness, 151
competitive nature, 152
democratic values, 150
depression, 254
education, 17–19, 25–27, 29–31, 158
and “empty vessel” syndrome, 150
escape from Washington, 270–73, 271, 273–78, 278–84, 284–86, 286–90, 290–97
family background, 154
family’s recovery of remains, 325–30
finances and material success, 5, 39, 43, 46, 85, 94, 103–4, 137, 163–64, 172–74, 181, 183–84, 365n139, 404nn56–57
folklore surrounding, 1
hatred of abolitionists, 4, 82, 97, 101–3, 111, 151, 218, 233, 370n63
health problems, 168, 182–83
hemophobia, 114–15
humor and pranksterism, 152–53, 156
and the John Brown affair, 4, 66–82, 365n139
marksmanship, 21–22, 28, 90, 114, 152, 252
modesty/humility, 152, 155
and nativism, 35–36
and the oil business, 171, 172, 183–84, 189, 191, 193, 242, 250–51, 390n31
parents, 11–14
patriotism and nationalist sentiment, 60, 179, 247
physical attractiveness of, 6–7, 62–63, 117–19, 121–22, 125, 129, 145–46, 158, 191
physical prowess, 31, 104, 120–22, 126–27, 131, 154–55, 156, 158
political extremism, 13, 97, 151–52, 163, 253
relationships and courtships, 94, 147–48, 147–49, 217–19, 221, 228, 242, 253, 397–98n69, 415n100
“Sic semper tyrannis” motto, 7, 197, 245–47, 266, 281
and stage fighting, 31, 104, 120–21, 126–27, 131, 147, 154–55, 156, 159–60
Booth, John Wilkes (second cousin), 11
Booth, Joseph (brother) acting career, 41
birth date, 13
and Booth family dynamics, 28–29
and Booth’s acting career, 124
and Booth’s funeral, 330
detention, 324
and family background, 154
and onset of the Civil War, 115
and recovery of Booth’s remains, 327–28
Booth, Junius Brutus (father) and the Booth family farm, 164
and Booth’s acting career, 59, 86
and Booth’s childhood, 14–15, 16
and Booth’s education, 19
and Booth’s family background, 4, 11–14
burial place, 330
children, 27–28
citizenship status, 12, 345n10
death, 32
first wife, 23–25
and Shakespeare statue benefit, 193–94
and theater business, 40
and the War of 1812, 114
western travels, 31–32
Booth, Junius Jr. (called “June,” brother) acting career, 117, 157
arrested, 324
birth date, 13
and Booth family dynamics, 28, 119
and Booth’s acting career, 45, 53, 59–60, 103, 121, 123–24, 129–30, 137
and Booth’s business affairs, 189
and Booth’s character, 154
and Booth’s childhood, 31
and Booth’s funeral, 330
and Booth’s illness, 182–83
and Booth’s politics, 151, 166, 183
and the Lincoln abduction plot, 242
and onset of the Civil War, 114
and Shakespeare statue benefit, 193, 194, 197–98
and Stump, 209
travels, 115
Booth, Marion (niece), 327
Booth, Mary Ann Holmes (mother) acting career, 117
and Booth family dynamics, 27–29, 124, 189
and Booth’s acting career, 45, 53, 60
and Booth’s “Alow Me” speech, 103
and Booth’s childhood, 14–15, 15–17, 20–24
Booth’s devotion to, 199–200
and Booth’s education, 19, 25
and Booth’s escape from Washington, 278
and Booth’s family background, 4, 11–14
and Booth’s finances, 231
and Booth’s funeral, 330–32
and Booth’s politics, 175, 259
and Booth’s romantic life, 145, 148–49
and death of Junius Booth, 32–33
and Edwin Booth’s wedding, 87
and the Irving assault, 108
and the Lincoln abduction plot, 242–43
management of family finances, 33–35, 36–37
and Molly Booth’s death, 135
and onset of the Civil War, 115–16
Philadelphia home, 99
and recovery of Booth’s remains, 325–26, 328
and Shakespeare statue benefit, 195, 197–98
on stage influence on Booth’s politics, 248
Booth, Mary “Molly” Devlin (sister-in-law), 82, 85, 87, 115, 134–35, 230
Booth, Richard (grandfather), 11, 13, 329–30
Booth, Rosalie (called “Rose,” sister) and acting in the Booth family, 117
birth date, 13
and Booth family dynamics, 23–24, 28, 115
and Booth family homes, 20, 99
and Booth’s childhood, 14–15
and Booth’s funeral, 330
and Booth’s properties, 183–84
and Booth’s protectiveness, 34–35
and courtships of Booth, 84
and Edwin Booth’s wedding, 87
Booth, Wilkes (great uncle), 11
Boothenian Dramatic Association, 43–44
Borland, Joseph H., 252
Bossieux, Cyrus, 66
Bossieux, Louis F., 66, 70
Bossieux, Louis J., 66
Boston Evening Transcript, 132
Boston Herald, 127
Boston Museum (theater), 130, 155, 162–64, 334
Boston Post, 133, 170
Boston Theatre, 253
Boston Water Power Company, 163
Bowlegs, Billy (Holato Mico), 30
Bradley, Joseph R., Sr., 115
Brady, Abner, 263
Branch, James Read, 56
Branson, M. A., 222
Branson, Maggie, 222
Branson, Mary, 222
Brigham, Joshua, 256
Brigham, Robert, 33
Brink, Edwin Hunter, 55, 67
Bromfield House, 148
Brooklyn Academy of Music, 130
Brooks, Charlie, 69
Brooks, Noah, 212, 229–30, 256
Broughton, L. D., 213
Brown, David Paul, 99, 370n63
Brown, Fanny, 147
Brown, George (Baltimore mayor), 108, 111
Brown, George T. (Senate sergeant at arms), 225–26
Brown, Jim, 197–98, 253
Brown, John biography, 204
and Booth’s “Alow Me” speech, 102
and Booth’s politics, 166, 261
capture and trial, 70, 72–74, 76–79
compared with Booth, 151
execution, 4, 79–82, 245, 291
Harpers Ferry raid, 66–68
and Lincoln kidnapping plots, 178–79
Brown, Mary, 53–54
Brown, T. Allston, 127, 132, 160, 171, 195–97
Browne, Ann, 32
Browne, Elisha, 32
Browne, Junius Henri, 123, 129
Browning, Orville H., 219
Brownson, Orestes, 192
Bryant, Dan, 314
Bryant, William, 288–90, 291–93
Bryantown, Maryland, 189–90, 200, 202, 204–5, 215, 277–78
Buchanan, James, 178, 245
Bull Run, battle of, 177
Bulwer-Lytton, Edward, 100
Bunker, George W., 230
Burke, Francis, 264
burlesque, 46, 47
Burnett, Henry L., 281
Burr, Frank A., 14
Burroughs, Joseph, 268
Burton, Walter, 227
Burton, William E., 70, 328
Butler, Benjamin, 110
Buxton, Otis S., 225
Byron, Oliver Doud, 63
Cabell, James Branch, 56–57
Campbell, James W., 77–80
Campbell, Robert A., 188
Campbell Hospital, 238–39
Camp Douglas, 178
Camp Sumter (Andersonville prison), 308, 324
Canning, Matthew W. and Booth’s acting career, 88, 94, 123
and Booth’s attitude toward women, 144
and Booth’s finances, 231
and Booth’s neck surgery, 138–39
and Davis inauguration, 105
on Irving assault, 107
and the Lincoln abduction plot, 215
and onset of the Civil War, 98
praise of Booth’s acting, 158
and shooting accident, 90–91
Canty, Samuel, 106
Capen, Nahum, 115
Carter, Hosea B., 187
Cary, Richard, 123
Caskie, Robert A., 66, 72–73
Catholicism, 33, 190, 192, 204
Catlett, G. W., 298
Cazauran, Augustus, 171, 267
Chamberlain, Nathan H., 337–38
Chambrun, Adolphe de Pineton, marquis de, 226, 337, 338
Chandler, John Parker Hale, Jr., 415n100
Chandler, Lloyd, 398n69
Chapman, Blanche, 326–28
Chapman, Ella, 327
Charles I, 247
Charleston, South Carolina, 12–13, 105, 124, 220, 302
Charlestown, West Virginia, 4, 68–82, 85, 261
Chase, Salmon P., 245
Chase, Warren, 229–30
Chester, Sam (Samuel Chester Knapp) and Booth’s acting career, 49
and Booth’s personality, 250–51
and Booth’s politics, 175, 253
and Canning’s Dramatic Company, 89
and Edwin Booth’s wedding, 87
and the Lincoln abduction plot, 207, 210–13, 215, 217, 231, 233–34, 405n64
and Lincoln’s second inauguration, 227
and onset of the Civil War, 98–99
and stage influence on Booth’s politics, 248
Chicago Tribune, 120–21, 128
childhood of Booth, 14–15, 15–17, 27–29
Cibber, Colley, 250
Civil War Antietam, battle of, 134
blockades and blockade-runners, 57, 185, 207, 211, 252, 262, 280
and Booth’s politics, 101, 174–75
Bull Run, battle of, 177
capture of Richmond, 252–56, 261
and the Emancipation Proclamation, 166, 189–90
and enlistments, 4
Fort Sumter attack, 105�
��6, 124
Lee’s surrender, 257
and rifts in Booth’s family, 129–30
Second Manassas, battle of, 164
Claiborne, John H., 67
Clapp, Henry, 194
Clarke, Asia Booth (sister) birth date, 13
and Booth family dynamics, 28, 31–32, 37–38, 119, 134–35, 189, 253
and Booth’s acting career, 37, 45, 51, 58, 86, 89, 129–30, 142
and Booth’s assassination plans, 244
and Booth’s childhood, 17, 22, 26
and Booth’s education, 18, 20, 247
and Booth’s finances, 163
and Booth’s funeral, 330
and Booth’s health, 170
and Booth’s illness, 182–83
and Booth’s personality, 249
and Booth’s physical appearance, 117
and Booth’s politics, 35, 111
and Booth’s protectiveness, 34–35
and Booth’s shooting accident, 91
and Catholicism, 33
death of father, 32
and Edwin Booth’s wedding, 87
and impact of assassination on Booth family, 324
and the John Brown affair, 77, 79, 82
and the Lincoln abduction plot, 235
and onset of the Civil War, 113–16
Philadelphia home, 99, 137
and Shakespeare statue benefit, 195
and Tudor Hall, 29
and Wharton, 165
Clarke, Gaylord J., 245
Clarke, John Sleeper (brother-in-law) acting career, 37, 39, 40, 157
arrested, 324
and Booth’s acting career, 42–45, 51, 58, 135–37
and Booth’s childhood, 20–21
and Booth’s funeral, 330
and Booth’s politics, 175
and Chester, 210
and the Lincoln abduction plot, 233–34
and the Marshall Theatre, 83
and Molly Booth’s death, 135
Philadelphia home, 99
reaction to assassination, 282
and Shakespeare statue benefit, 193–94
travels to England, 115
Clay, Mary B., 140
clemency petitions, 219–20
Cleveland, Grover, 209
Cleydael, 291, 293
Cobb, Clarence, 25, 235
Cobb, Silas T., 270–73
Cocke, Isaac, 75–76
Colchester, Charles J., 229–31, 403n47, 404n53
Cole, Helen, 238
Coleman, Margaret, 258
Collier, Alfred, 73
Collier, James W., 63, 85, 88–89, 125–26
Colville, Samuel, 123
Company F, 65, 74, 76, 78–79, 82
Conanchet, 247
Confederate Secret Service, 234
Confederate Signal Corps, 212
Conger, Everton, 306–7, 309–15
Connor, Tom, 127
Conrad, Thomas N., 233, 408n12
Continental Morgan Guard, 81
contraband, 190, 192, 204, 212
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