Edward Doherty commanded the cavalry unit that captured this assassin in 1865
[DOC] [TLE] Edward P. Doherty - Wikipedia [PAR] On April 24, 1865, 10 days after the assassination of ... to the Commander of the 
16th New York Cavalry, Captain Joseph ... Two days later, the men of the 16th 
NY Cavalry Regiment, ... of the barn, as the assassin had been aiming to fire at 
either Doherty or Herold.