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John Clagett Proctor, 1867-1956
John Clagett Proctor (1867-1956) was the son of John Clagett Proctor,Sr. and Mary Ann Childs, the daughter of Samuel Childs and Mary Ann (Strong) Davison of Washington, D.C. His father was the son of Abner Proctor (b.1803) and Catharine Smith. John Clagett Proctor, Sr. was originally named John Wesley Proctor, however he changed his name to honor his grandmother Sophia Clagett Proctor. John, Jr. married Annie Maud Crown, daughter of Charles Edward Crown and Francis Marion Haislett in 1887. Early family members lived at Carlisle, Cumberland Co., Pennsylvania and near Hagerstown, Maryland.
The Day Lincoln Was Almost Shot
The Day Lincoln Was Almost Shot: The Fort Stevens Story recounts the story of President Abraham Lincoln’s role in the Battle of Fort Stevens in July 1864. This engagement stands apart in American history as the only time a sitting American president came under enemy fire while in office. In this new study of this overlooked moment in American history, Cooling poses a troubling question: What if Lincoln had been shot and killed during this short battle, nine months prior to his death by John Wilkes Booth’s hand in Ford's Theater? A potential pivotal moment in the Civil War, the Battle of Fort Stevens could have changed—with Lincoln's demise—the course of American history. The Day Linc...
In the Shadow of the United States Capitol
A fascinating study of America’s first national burial ground, with photos: “It’s stunning to realize what a who’s who exists in that space.” —Howard Gillette, Professor Emeritus, Rutgers University at Camden This study explores the multiple ways in which Congressional Cemetery has been positioned for some two hundred years in “the shadow” of the U.S. Capitol. The narrative proceeds chronologically, discussing the burial ground during three periods: the antebellum years; the years from the end of the Civil War to approximately 1970, when the site progressively deteriorated; and the period from the early 1970s to 2007, when both public and private organizations worked to prese...
