As thousands file by Abraham Lincoln‘s casket in Washington, the hunt for the president’s killer, John Wilkes Booth, continues with great intensity. Yet another conspirator is located and arrested today, but not Booth. The killer remains in hiding in the woods of Maryland near the Potomac River, accompanied by co-conspirator David Herold. Having long anticipated…
Today is the funeral of the one whom many already consider the greatest president ever. The East Room of the White House hosts the funeral services for President Abraham Lincoln. It is packed with distinguished guests including military officers (present is General Ulysses S. Grant), government officials (Supreme Court justices, senators, representatives, cabinet members, state…
Three days after the assassination that stunned a war-torn nation, the body of Abraham Lincoln is placed on public display at the White House. Fittingly, the president who maintained an open door to American citizens is now lying in an open casket. Through Lincoln’s presidential door routinely walked poor and rich, whites and free blacks.…