Columbus Ohio Bids Lincoln Farewell
(Author’s Note: This post is the latest in a series I began on April 14, 2010 documenting the assassination and death of Abraham Lincoln. Thirteen cities held massive funerals for…
Cleveland's Unique Funeral For Lincoln
(Author’s Note: This year marks the 145th anniversary of the death of Abraham Lincoln at the hands of John Wilkes Booth, on April 15, 1865. Thirteen American cities staged funerals…
Columbus Ohio Remembers Abraham Lincoln
(Author’s Note: For the past 15 days, I have been relating the story of the tragedy of Abraham Lincoln’s assassination and his Funeral Train. On April 29, 1865 the city…
Columbus Ohio Remembers Abraham Lincoln
(Author’s Note: For the past 15 days, I have been relating the story of the tragedy of Abraham Lincoln’s assassination and his Funeral Train. On April 29, 1865 the city…
An Unscheduled Funeral For Lincoln
(Author’s Note: For the past sixteen days, I’ve been running a series of posts in commemoration of the 145th anniversary of the assassination of Abraham Lincoln, April 14, 1865. The…
Lincoln's Indianapolis Farewell
(Author’s Note: This post continues the series I’ve been writing since April 14, 2010, marking the 145th anniversary of the Lincoln assassination and Funeral Train journey from Washington to Springfield.…
An Unscheduled Funeral For Lincoln
(Author’s Note: For the past sixteen days, I’ve been running a series of posts in commemoration of the 145th anniversary of the assassination of Abraham Lincoln, April 14, 1865. The…
Lincoln's Indianapolis Farewell
(Author’s Note: This post continues the series I’ve been writing since April 14, 2010, marking the 145th anniversary of the Lincoln assassination and Funeral Train journey from Washington to Springfield.…
Springfield Welcomes Mr. Lincoln Back Home
(Author’s Note: On May 3, 1865, the Funeral Train of Abraham Lincoln was nearing its final destination of Springfield, Illinois. It had covered almost 1,700 miles on its journey from…
Chicago's Huge Funeral For Lincoln
(Author’s Note: More than two weeks ago, I began a series on this blog dedicated to Abraham Lincoln, in commemoration of his assassination and ensuing funerals which occurred 145 years…