Comments on: Union General Judson Kilpatrick http://www.historynet.com/union-general-judson-kilpatrick.htm From the World's Largest History Magazine Publisher Fri, 24 May 2013 11:21:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Sandy Prindle http://www.historynet.com/union-general-judson-kilpatrick.htm#comment-805196 Sandy Prindle Sun, 27 May 2012 12:50:56 +0000 #comment-805196 This article brings up an interesting point about Lincoln's meeting with Kilpatrick prior to the Dahlgren raid. May historians suspect that in that meeting, Lincoln verbally ordered the hanging of Confederate cabinet members, and in doing so, signed his own death warrant. recent studies have confirmed the authencity of Dahlgren's papers and circulars directing his troopers to kill Jefferson Davis and members of his cabinet. His signature has been confirmedby modern testing according to programs on the History Channel. The apparent mispelling of his name was actually a bleedthrough of ink on the paper just like General Jubal Early claimed. Many modern Civil War history students such as myself and many others believe that Lincoln's assasination was ordered by Judah Benjamin in retaliation of the Dahlgren raid. There is certainly circumstances to suggest that. Do I believe that Lincoln gave verbal orders to Kilpatrick to assasinate Davis and his cabinet? The answer is no. Kilpatrick's personality at the time suggests to me that this was his idea. I believe that Kilpatrick woulod have defended himself in the ensuing scandal otherwise. Judah Benjamin's alleged complicity in the Lincoln assination will be pursued soon on a blog on my website prindlesnovels.com This article brings up an interesting point about Lincoln's meeting with Kilpatrick prior to the Dahlgren raid. May historians suspect that in that meeting, Lincoln verbally ordered the hanging of Confederate cabinet members, and in doing so, signed his own death warrant. recent studies have confirmed the authencity of Dahlgren's papers and circulars directing his troopers to kill Jefferson Davis and members of his cabinet. His signature has been confirmedby modern testing according to programs on the History Channel. The apparent mispelling of his name was actually a bleedthrough of ink on the paper just like General Jubal Early claimed.

Many modern Civil War history students such as myself and many others believe that Lincoln's assasination was ordered by Judah Benjamin in retaliation of the Dahlgren raid. There is certainly circumstances to suggest that.

Do I believe that Lincoln gave verbal orders to Kilpatrick to assasinate Davis and his cabinet? The answer is no. Kilpatrick's personality at the time suggests to me that this was his idea. I believe that Kilpatrick woulod have defended himself in the ensuing scandal otherwise.

Judah Benjamin's alleged complicity in the Lincoln assination will be pursued soon on a blog on my website prindlesnovels.com

]]> By: Dennis http://www.historynet.com/union-general-judson-kilpatrick.htm#comment-595863 Dennis Fri, 10 Jun 2011 18:35:46 +0000 #comment-595863 General Kilpatrick got the job done. He was there at Bennett Place when Johnston surrendered, so I guess he had the last laugh on all of his detractors, like you. The Union cavalry needed commanders who weren't afraid to fight, and General Kilpatrick fit the bill and helped defeat the rebels! Huzzah for Kilpatrick! General Kilpatrick got the job done. He was there at Bennett Place
when Johnston surrendered, so I guess he had the last laugh on all
of his detractors, like you. The Union cavalry needed commanders
who weren't afraid to fight, and General Kilpatrick fit the bill and helped
defeat the rebels! Huzzah for Kilpatrick!

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