the ban on mr. knox remained in force. fella named william mckee who lincoln called a democrat editor, which is akin to a worse adjective had better luck. he got ahold of and published lincoln's official letter promoting a general named john schofield in missouri. schofield was outraged. he demanded that mckee name his source and when he refused ordered him arrested. lincoln gently reprimanded the general. not for violating freedom of the press, but for upsetting the political card. i fear this loses you the middle position i desire you to occupy in missouri. missouri is a state teetering between the south and the north with a lot of bloodshed. i care very little for the publication for any of the letters i've written, please spare me the trouble, this is likely to bring. schofield's answer was he has to be arrested, he has to be restrained. so lincoln said okay, there's an apparent impropriety but it's a case where no evil could result and i'm entirely willing to overlook. finally knox was set free. as lincoln had written

the ban on mr. knox remained in force. a fellow named william mckee who lincoln called a democrat editor, which is akin to a worse adjective, had better luck. mckee got hold of and published lincoln's official letter promoting a general named john scofield in missouri. scofield was outraged. he demanded that mckee name his source. and when he refused, ordered him arrested. lincoln gently reprimanded the general, not for violating freedom of the press that would have been too much, for upsetting the political apple cart. he said i fear this lucious the middle position i desired you to occupy in missouri. keep in mind missouri is a state teetering between the south and the north with a lot of bloodshed and a lot of about a bro gags of civil liberties. please spare me the trouble this is likely to bring. scofield's answer was he has to be arrested. he has to be restrained. so lincoln said okay, there is an apparent impropriety. but it's still a case where no evil could result. and i am entirely willing to overlook. finally kn

mr. jones letter, finished the letter, put everything back in, including the glasses and walked out. as soon as he reached the door, general knox leaped and offered resolutions in support of the commander and chief, spontaneous of course. it had been so carefully planned. the resolutions were offered and voted on unanimously, oh, i do wonder what must have been going through colonel armstrong's head, they did not vote for the resolutions. they were carried to congress to assure the body that the army, while distressed, was loyal. at almost the same moment, that the resolutions arrived from newburgh, news arrived from paris, peace. peace. not the final treaty, that would take a little longer, but that stubborn king, george iii had acceded to the independence of the colonies of the states. the war was essentially over. news was sent back to newburgh, to general washington and he issued an announcement of cessation of hostilities. not the end of the war, cessation of hostilities. that announcement was made at the temple of virtue on april the 19th, 1783. eight years to the day of lexington and concord. as soon as the army heard th

manager candy knox describes in the dark days following lincoln's death, there was actually a plot to steal and ransom the president's body. >> in between the walls and this area, we believe that mr6th president's life still resonates today. his tomb and birth stit attract 2 million visitors a day. more than 3 million have toured the lincoln presidential museum. interactive displays give visitors a real glimpse to his struggles and achievements. interest in the great man will undoubtedly be ramped up with the release later this year of two films. "lincoln" will recocome out thi fall. and in june, there will be a new film that will depict him as an action hero of sorts. what was the big secret? >> he was a vampire hunter. >> reporter: seriously? >> seriously. >> reporter: "am ra hamlin con: vampire hunter," about the unearthing of a fictitious journal. >> it depicts a different aspect of lincoln's life, we didn't know much about, vampire hunting. >> reporter: lincoln's famous ax is used to good affect in real life, he was thrilled to see the handwritten copy of the gettysburg address. brian andresen offered a rare look. >> that's his hat. we can see the marks where he would tip hi