Last Month in the Civil War/ Two Journeys – by S. McBride

2nd half:

On April 20, George Atzerodt, who had failed in his mission to assassinate Vice President Andrew Johnson, was arrested.

  Having hidden in the pine thicket in Maryland for several days as Federal troops scoured the area looking for them, Booth and Herold were desperate, hungry and cold, and Booth was in pain.  Cox arranged for Thomas Jones, a die-hard Confederate sympathizer, to get them across the Potomac to safety in Virginia.

Read the entire article in the May 7th issue.

Roman W. Johnson – 87

MECHANICVILLE - Roman W. Johnson of Johnson Road passed away peacefully at Ellis Hospital in Schenectady on Wednesday, June 11, 2014. He was 87.

Roman was born in Troy on October 25, 1926, son of the late Casimir and Mary (Laba) Johnson. The family moved to Mechanicville in 1935. On September 21, 1961 he married Ruth Simmons.

Relatives and friends may call from 10-12 noon on Monday, June 16, 2014 at the Chase-Smith Family Funeral Homes, 319 Park Avenue, Mechanicville. Funeral service will be conducted at noon in the funeral home. Burial will be in Clifton Park Village Cemetery.

Kindly consider donations to the American Diabetes Association, PO Box 11454, Alexandria, VA 22312 in memory of Roman Johnson.

Online remembrances may be made at www.chasesmithfamily.com