Lincoln's Jewish Spy

<p> Born into a Sephardic Jewish immigrant family Dr. Issachar Zacharie was the preeminent foot doctor for the American political elite before and during the Civil War. An expert in pain management Zacharie treated the likes of Henry Clay John C. Calhoun General George McClelland and most notably President Abraham Lincoln. </p><p> As Zacharie's professional and personal relationship with Lincoln deepened the President began to entrust the doctor with political missions. Throughout Lincoln's presidency Zacharie traveled to southern cities like New Orleans and Richmond in efforts to ally with some of the Confederacy's most influential Jewish citizens.</p><p> This biography explores Dr. Zacharie's life from his birth in Chatham England through his medical practice espionage career and eventual political campaigning for President Lincoln.</p>