The Lincoln bodyguard who lived and died in Fargo

The Lincoln bodyguard who lived and died in Fargo

FARGO — It was 160 years ago this week that people across America mourned the loss of their leader, Abraham Lincoln. One of those who wrote extensively about the assassination and the hours leading up to it was a bodyguard for Lincoln — Smith Stimmel of Fargo. An often forgotten piece of history that night, Stimmel and the team of Lincoln bodyguards, were asleep when the deadly shot rang out. Lincoln had long-standing policy of not having guard…