Two soldiers

Full Title

Two soldiers keep watch over Lincoln's casket in Springfield, Illinois

Description

Two sketches by Civil War artist correspondent, Alfred Waud, showing President Abraham Lincoln laying in state at the Illinois statehouse in Springfield, May 3-4,1865.

Source

Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, LC-DIG-ppmsca-17633

Rights

This item is in the public domain and may be reproduced and used for any purpose, including research, teaching, private study, publication, broadcast or commercial use, with proper citation and attribution.

Tags

• funeral

• funeral rites

Cite this Item

Alfred Rudolph Waud. "Two soldiers keep watch over Lincoln's casket in Springfield, Illinois". Remembering Lincoln. Web. Accessed December 25, 2024. https://rememberinglincoln.fords.org/node/1152

Item Type

Still Image

Creator

Alfred Rudolph Waud

Date

May 1865

Material

yellow paper and pencil

Dimensions

22.0 x 13.5 cm

Region

Union states