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.

Patricia T. Booth – 89

MECHANICVILLE - Patricia T. Booth of North Main Street in Mechanicville passed away on Sunday, August 10, 2014 in Bennington Vermont. She was 89 years old.

Relatives and friends may call from 11 am to 1 pm on Thursday, August 14 at the Chase-Smith Family Funeral Homes, 173 Main Street in Schaghticoke. Funeral services will be conducted at 1 pm in the funeral home. Burial will be in Elmwood Cemetery in Schaghticoke. Online remembrances may be made at www.chasesmithfamily.com

Read the entire obituary in the Aug. 14th issue of the Express.