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

On April 22, Booth and Herold get back on their skiff. They row toward Machodoc Creek, evading a Navy gunboat. They land, by accident, at Gambo Creek, a mile southwest of Machodoc Creek on the morning of April 23. Booth stays by the boat while Herold walks to Mrs. Elizabeth Quesenberry’s house. Her teenage daughter lets him in. When her mother returns home, Herold tells her of their situation. Mrs. Quesenberry, a Confederate agent, suspects who they are. She sends for another Confederate, Thomas Harbin, who brings Joseph Baden with him. Harbin and Baden get a third Confederate, William Bryant, and, with Herold, they go to Booth with food and horses. They ride together to Dr. Richard Stuart’s house nearby. Dr. Stuart refuses to house the fugitives but he gives them dinner. Dr. Stuart sends Bryant, Booth, and Herold to the cabin of his Black servant, William Lucas. Lucas is reluctant to let them in, but William Bryant convinces him to open the door. Booth walks in and sits down. When Lucas objects, Booth threatens him with his knife. Lucas and his wife spend the night on the porch while the three white men spend the night in the cabin.