Washington Bids President Lincoln Farewell
(Author’s Note: This post is the third in a series of blog articles I began on April 14, 2010, documenting the assassination, death, and final journey to Springfield of Abraham…
Mournful Journey To Springfield Begins
(Author’s note: This year marks the 145th anniversary of the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. To help commemorate this occasion, I have begun writing a series of posts which will mark…
Harrisburg Says Farewell To Lincoln
(Author’s Note: This year marks the 145th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln’s assassination, death, and funerals held in various cities on the journey from Washington to Springfield. To remember this tragic…
Lincoln Mourning Turns Violent In Philadelphia
(Author’s Note: For more than one week, I’ve been commemorating the 145th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln’s assassination, one of the most tragic events in our history. For twenty long days,…
Lincoln's Funeral In New York
(Author’s Note: For the past twelve days, I’ve been publishing a series of posts marking the 145th anniversary of the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. His death on April 15, 1865…
Lincoln's Funeral At Albany
(Author’s Note: By April 26, 1865 five cities had already held funerals for the assassinated Abraham Lincoln. Washington, Baltimore, Harrisburg, Philadelphia, and New York had honored the late president with…
Lincoln's Funeral In Buffalo, New York
(Author’s Note: This posting continues my series about the assassination, death, and ensuing funerals for Abraham Lincoln in thirteen American cities. This year marks the 145th anniversary of one of…
Robert Redford's Film "The Conspirator"
I’m briefly interrupting the series about the Lincoln assassination and ensuing Funeral Train journey to inform my readers about a story in the April 28, 2010 edition of USA Today.…
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 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…