"Newly Uncovered Documents Reveal Lincoln's Pardon of Biden's Ancestor"

Documents found at the National Archives reveal that President Biden's great-great-grandfather, Moses J. Robinette, was pardoned by Abraham Lincoln after being convicted of a late-night brawl during the Civil War. Robinette, a civilian employee of the Union Army, was charged with attempted murder and incarcerated on a remote island near modern-day Florida. His court-martial records shed light on the intertwined histories of two American presidents, filling in an unknown piece of Biden family history and serving as a reminder of the many untold Civil War stories.