Mourners on Public Square

Full Title

Mourners on Public Square April 28, 1865 wait to view body of Abraham Lincoln

Description

Mourners, holding umbrellas, line up in drizzling rain on Cleveland's Public Square on April 28, 1865 to view the open casket of the body of Abraham Lincoln, displayed on an elaborate catafalque. It was estimated that over 60,000 people viewed the body of the slain President that day. The casket had been processed down Euclid Avenue from the Willson Avenue ( East 55th Street) station of the Cleveland and Pittsburgh RR prior to being installed at Public Square.

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Tags

• funeral

• funeral rites

• funeral train

Cite this Item

unknown photographer, likely Thomas Sweeney or J. M. Greene. "Mourners on Public Square April 28, 1865 wait to view body of Abraham Lincoln". Remembering Lincoln. Web. Accessed November 22, 2024. https://rememberinglincoln.fords.org/node/215

Item Type

Photograph

Creator

unknown photographer, likely Thomas Sweeney or J. M. Greene

Date

April 28, 1865

Region

Union states