14. His son was saved from a train accident by Edwin Booth, brother of John Wilkes Booth. Edwin Booth was considered the greatest American actor of his day and periodically traveled with the First Family on various public appearances. On one such trip, Booth was standing next to Lincoln’s son Robert while the two waited for a train. Young Lincoln lost his footing and would have fallen in front of the train, but Edwin grabbed him by the collar and pulled him to safety.
