Tag Archives: Frederick Aiken

Frederick Aiken The Attorney - Historians Weigh In

Posted on December 21, 2011 by

From the moment that the American Film Company released The Conspirator, questions have been raised about the films accuracy regarding the lead counsel, Frederick Aiken. Was he, as FoxNews host Bill O’Reilly would opine, a “pinhead” or a “patriot?” You be … Continue reading →

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The Lincoln Assassination: New research unravels old myths

Posted on May 17, 2011 by

A historiography by Jeffrey S. Williams The Northern States were celebrating the end of the Civil War when President Abraham Lincoln was shot at Ford’s Theater in Washington, D.C. shortly after 10 p.m. on April 14, 1865. When the president … Continue reading →

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Rare Aiken Letter for sale

Posted on May 1, 2011 by

Democrat attorney encouraged John C. Fremont to challenge Lincoln in 1864 election A rare 1864 letter by Frederick Aiken, the attorney who later represented Mary Surratt in her Lincoln Assassination conspiracy trial, is up for sale by Seth Kaller Historic … Continue reading →

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Lincoln Assassination Books

Posted on April 27, 2011 by

Here are the four best books for details on the Lincoln Assassination. American Brutus, by Michael W. Kauffman It is a tale as familiar as our history primers: A deranged actor, John Wilkes Booth, killed Abraham Lincoln in Ford’s Theatre, … Continue reading →

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Mary Eugenia Surratt (1823-1865)

Posted on April 27, 2011 by

Convicted Lincoln assassination conspirator Mary Eugenia Jenkins was born in Maryland in 1823. As an adolescent she attended a Catholic seminary for girls in Virginia, but at sixteen she married John Surratt, at least ten years her senior, and in … Continue reading →

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On this date: April 24, 1865 - Hancock issues proclamation

Posted on April 26, 2011 by

On this date, 146 years ago - Maj. Gen. Winfield Scott Hancock ordered the following handbills printed and distributed to free blacks in the communities of Virginia and Maryland along the Potomac River. John Wilkes Booth, President Lincoln’s assassin, and … Continue reading →

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Colonel Frederick A. Aiken biography

Posted on April 26, 2011 by

Sarah Olivia WESTON was born in West Randolph, Orange, Vermont. Educated at home, chiefly under private tuition. She continued her studies in Boston, devoting her attention principally to the classics and history, under the direction of several noted professors at Cambridge, she being the … Continue reading →

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‘The Conspirator’ takes in $7 million in ten days

Posted on April 24, 2011 by

Here are the latest numbers for the first ten days of ‘The Conspirator’ courtesy of the-numbers.com. The film had a budget of $25 million and has now taken in just under $7 million in ten days at the box office. … Continue reading →

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