Fascinating New Show Premieres on the History Channel Monday Night

There are some things in life that I’m so wrapped up in, I can’t even see my own arms.   My family, animals, cooking, coffee, chocolate, history, movies, music, catfish – the list goes on.  It’s the history wrap up that leads me to this post.  I love ALL history and ALL historical figures, but Abraham Lincoln and the Civil War era are especially fascinating to me.

How could I not be wrapped up in President Abraham Lincoln – he was one of us!

The History Channel will launch a new series beginning Monday night,  Stealing Lincoln’s Body.

From their Website:

Before Lincoln finally came to rest in a steel-and-concrete-reinforced underground vault in Springfield, the president’s body was repeatedly exhumed and moved, his coffin frequently opened. In 1876, eleven years after Abraham Lincoln’s assassination, a band of Chicago counterfeiters plotted to steal Lincoln’s body and hold it for ransom. Their plan was to demand $200,000 and the release of the gang’s master engraver, who was in prison in Illinois. The Secret Service–recently formed to deal with the country’s ballooning counterfeiting problem–infiltrated the gang with an informer. It also set in motion a cringe-inducing chain of events in which a group of well-intentioned, self-appointed guardians took it upon themselves to protect Lincoln’s remains by any means necessary. This strange story of Lincoln at un-rest reveals how important this man was to so many, and our reluctance to let such a beloved and visionary leader go.

Mark your calendar, this should be interesting.

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