John Wilkes Booth’s Brother Saved The Life Of Lincoln’s Son

Robert Todd Lincoln, the president's oldest son, was at a railway station in Jersey City, New Jersey, a few months before John Wilkes Booth assassinated Lincoln. The young man was being shoved backwards by a crowd of people when he fell into the area between a moving train and the platform. The president's kid was abruptly hauled to safety by the coat collar by a hand that suddenly extended. John Wilkes' brother, Edwin Booth, a well-known actor and John Wilkes' brother, was quickly identified by Robert Todd Lincoln as his savior. This is one of the interesting facts about Abraham Lincoln

Until he received a letter from a friend, Colonel Adam Badeau, an officer on General Ulysses S. Grant's staff, Booth, was unaware of the identity of the man whose life he had spared. Badeau had been told the tale by Robert Lincoln, who had since enlisted in the Union Army and was working on Grant's staff. Badeau praised Booth for the valiant action in the letter. Following his brother's assassination of the president, Edwin Booth is reported to have found some solace in the idea that he had spared the life of Abraham Lincoln's son.