The Con Man Who Was Pardoned By Both Abe Lincoln and Jefferson Davis

On this episode of Our American Stories, our next story is about a con man who was so good that he got both the Union and the Confederate presidents to pardon him; yet, he was so bad that a NYC woman offered a $50k reward to find him—dead or alive.  Support the show (https://www.ouramericanstories.com/donate)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.