Abe Lincoln’s Midnight Ride: How Lincoln Outfoxed a Plot to Kill Him in Baltimore

Ward Hill Lamon was assigned to personally protect President-Elect Lincoln during the perilous period leading up to the inauguration. In a revealing account of the behind-the-scenes efforts to ensure Lincoln's safe passage to the capital, Lamon describes how a group of individuals successfully transported Lincoln through Baltimore without being detected.

Ward Hill Lamon