Edward Doherty commanded the cavalry unit that captured this assassin in 1865
[DOC] [TLE] 16th Regiment New York Volunteer Cavalry - Wikipedia [PAR] Before dawn on April 26, 1865, a detachment of the 16th New York Cavalry 
under the command of Lt. Edward P. Doherty cornered Lincoln assassins Booth 
and... [DOC] [TLE] Edward Doherty, First Lieutenant, United States Army [PAR] Transferred to the 3rd Provisional New York Cavalry, 23 June 1865 ... and was 
serving with the 16th New York Volunteer Cavalry in 1865 when his unit was ... 
E. P. DOHERTY, ... Captain, Sixteenth New York Cavalry, Commanding 
Detachment.