Manhunt: The 12-Day Chase for Lincoln's Killer

by James L. Swanson

Obituaries in the Southern papers remarked on his “zeal,” “fidelity,” “courage,” and, of course, above all the other antebellum virtues, his “honor.” One newspaper published this benediction: “There is no one who does not believe that Thomas A. Jones acted the part of a hero.” His grave at Saint Mary’s Church in Newport, Maryland, was marked by a fragrant cedar stob that rotted away a long time ago.

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