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One of President Abraham Lincoln's bodyguards in 1865. After Lincoln's assassination (while Crook was off duty), he continued to work in the White House for a total of over 50 years, serving 12 presidents.
William Henry Crook
Works
- "Lincoln As I Knew Him" (nf) Harper's Magazine, Dec 1917. (As related to and compiled by Margarita Spalding Gerry)
- "Lincoln's Last Day" (nf) Harper's Magazine, Sep 1917. (As related to and compiled by Margarita Spalding Gerry)
- Through Five Administrations: Reminiscences of Colonel William H. Crook, Body Guard to President Lincoln (1910) (compiled by Margarita Spalding Gerry)
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