Caroline County (Va.)

The A. P. Hill Book!
LibraryPoint Blog, Reading Room Blog, Caroline County (Va.), Fort A. P. Hill, Genealogy, Genealogy, History, Jeffrey Garth Edmunds, Oral History, History Blog
11/19/2009 - 1:11pm

 The mysterious powers-that-be have shipped over a few more boxes of that remarkable new book Wealthy in Heart: [An] Oral History of Life Before Fort. A. P. Hill. Those books will be distributed FREE, on a first come-first-served basis, until the boxes are emptied.

Come pick up your FREE copy at the Adult Reference Desk at the Headquarters Branch, or have one held for you by calling 540-372-1144, ext. 233.
The Death of John Wilkes Booth
Abraham Lincoln, Autobiography and Biography, Caroline County (Va.), Civil War - U.S., Dispatches, John Wilkes Booth, Virginia History
10/28/2009 - 3:38pm

By Lieutenant Edward Doherty

The Account of the Officer in Charge

On April 24, 1865, Lieutenant Edward Doherty sits on a bench across from the White House conversing with another officer. The arrival of a messenger interrupts the conversation. The messenger carries orders directing Doherty to lead a squad of cavalry to Virginia to search for Booth and Herold. Scouring the countryside around the Rappahoneck River, Doherty is told the two fugitives were last seen at a farm owned by Richard Garrett. Doherty leads his squad to the farm arriving in the early morning hours of April 26.