[ml/nj]

Maybe this will help you with the timeline? It's from page one of the 25Feb1861 NYT.

Pay attention to the datelines.

ML/NJ

[DoodleDawg]

Doesn’t help. First one is dated 8 AM. It says Lincoln is in Washington and Mrs. Lincoln leaves Harrisburg at 9. Second one says Lincoln arrived in Baltimore at 8 AM. Historians agree that Lincoln arrived at Washington about 6 AM. And in none of the accounts does it say anything about abandoning Mrs. Lincoln and family.