PBS

Abraham Lincoln’s Funeral Train

Curious Cbus investigates a viewer's question about a Abraham Lincoln's Funeral Train. On April 15, 1865, President Abraham Lincoln was assassinated and following his death, his body traveled on a ...
Springfield News-Sun

160 years ago today, Ohio mourned as Lincoln funeral train rolled through Urbana

Tuesday marked the 160th anniversary of a somber day, as the funeral train taking fallen President Abraham Lincoln from Washington, D.C. back to Springfield, Illinois, passed through Champaign County ...
IT'S HISTORY on MSN

When the Dead Needed to Travel - Inside America’s Funeral Railways

Long before highways and aircraft, the dead traveled by rail. In the 19th century, overcrowded cities turned to funeral trains to carry coffins and mourners to remote cemeteries, transforming grief ...
c-span

Lincoln’s Coffin

User-Created Clip by zlowe January 3, 2023 2022-12-24T19:16:21-05:00https://images.c-span.org/Files/fa7/1672778908.jpgMortician and author Todd Harra discussed ...
Times Union

Listen: The ghostly tale of Lincoln's funeral train in Albany

The Eagle, a Times Union podcast, is available on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify and other popular podcast apps. Subscribe to get new episodes automatically delivered to your app. The Eagle: ...
The Herald-Dispatch

Replica of Lincoln's coffin on display at Barboursville library

The Tri-State’s TRUSTED news source. Click here to stay informed and subscribe to Herald-Dispatch. Click #isupportlocal for more information on supporting our local journalists. BARBOURSVILLE — A ...
nptelegraph

Museum displays Lincoln coffin

When the 16th president of the United States was born in a log cabin near Hodgenville, Ky., on Feb. 12, 1809, Thomas Jefferson had three weeks left in his second term as president. By the time Abraham ...
Iowa City Press-Citizen

Iowa City craftsman finishes work on major project to recreate Abraham Lincoln’s historic funeral train

Jerry Mennenga’s rewarding retirement job has ended. After eight years, his frequent trips from his home north of Iowa City to Elgin, Illinois, are over. It was there he helped bring to life a ...
Daily Reporter

TRACKS THROUGH TIME: Downtown merchant commemorates Lincoln’s local funeral procession

GREENFIELD — Being a bit of a history buff, Charlie Vetters couldn’t pass up the opportunity to commemorate the anniversary of the day President Abraham Lincoln’s funeral train passed through ...
Journal & Courier

Lincoln’s funeral train to visit Lafayette this Saturday

LAFAYETTE, Ind. — On Saturday, President Abraham Lincoln’s funeral train, “The Lincoln Special,” will be stopping in Lafayette to celebrate the 160th anniversary of the Gettysburg Address. As part of ...
insider.si.edu

Drum from Abraham Lincoln's Funeral

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. Drum, drumsticks, and length of black ...