Lincoln‘s funeral train reaches New York, where his remains are placed at City Hall. Some 500,000 persons view the casket at City Hall. In Washington, word arrives that John Wilkes Booth, Lincoln’s killer, has been spotted in Virginia. A squad of cavalry is dispatched to track down Booth and his co-conspirator David Herold. In the…
The second Sunday after Lincoln‘s death, many pulpits North and South, with the encouragement of U.S. President Andrew Johnson, focus on the president’s legacy. In the nation’s capital, the overflowing crowd at the First Baptist Church, through a sermon preached by pastor Dr. A. D. Gillette, remembers the president and absorbs lessons brought about by…
As Abraham Lincoln‘s funeral train — the Lincoln Special — travels from Harrisburg to Philadelphia, tens of thousands of people line the route to catch a glimpse of the car bearing Lincoln’s remains. Not since the deaths of America’s Founding Fathers has there seemingly been national mourning on the massive scale as that over the…