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Cypriano Ferrandini | |
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 Cypriano Ferrandini | |
| Born | 1823 Corsica |
| Died | December 20, 1910 (aged 86–87) Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. |
| Resting place | Saint Mary Catholic Cemetery, Baltimore |
| Occupation(s) | Barber, Southern sympathizer, alleged conspirator |
Cypriano Ferrandini (1823 – December 20, 1910) was a barber from Corsica who emigrated to the United States, and established himself as the long-time barber and hairdresser in the basement of Barnum's Hotel, in Baltimore, Maryland. There he practiced his trade from the mid-1850s to his retirement long after the close of the Civil War. He was accused, but never indicted for plotting to assassinate U.S. President-elect Abraham Lincoln on February 23, 1861, and while once caught in a secessionist dragnet in 1862, was never prosecuted for his pro-Southern convictions and membership in the Knights of the Golden Circle.[1]
On the nights of February 21 and 22, 1861, Allan Pinkerton and Frederick Seward warned Lincoln that he ought not to appear in public in Baltimore as scheduled because plans were afoot to assassinate him. Lincoln chose to heed the warning, donned a disguise of a soft cap, and passed through Baltimore unseen and unheralded on the night of the 22nd, leaving Mrs. Lincoln and the children to face the crowd awaiting his arrival from Harrisburg the following day, February 23, 1861.[2]
- ^ Keehn, David (2013). Knights of the Golden Circle : Secret Empire, Southern Secession, Civil War. LSU Press. p. 24.
- ^ Daniel Stashower, "The Unsuccessful Plot to Kill Abraham Lincoln " Archived 2013-12-06 at the Wayback Machine, Smithsonian magazine, February 2013. Retrieved February 6, 2013.