Ward Hill Lamon
Bodyguard
Ward Hill Lamon was a personal friend and self-appointed bodyguard of U.S. President Abraham Lincoln. Lamon was famously absent the night Lincoln was assassinated at Ford's Theatre on April 14, 1865, having been sent by Lincoln to Richmond,... Wikipedia
Born: January 6, 1828, Winchester, VA
Died: May 7, 1893 (age 65 years), Martinsburg, WV
Spouse: Sally Logan (m. 1860) and Angelina Turner (m. 1850)
Children: Dorothy Lamon Teillard
Known for: Being the bodyguard of Abraham Lincoln
Books
The Life of Abraham Lincoln: From His Birth to His Inauguration as President
1871
Recollections of Abraham Lincoln 1847-1865
Abraham Lincoln: His Life and His Work
Lincoln's Love Affairs: and His Early Experiences as a Lawmaker
The Life of Abraham Lincoln from His Bir
The Life Of Abraham Lincoln (Unabridged): Optional