from May. 4, 1865
E. Rothesay Miller to Theodore Freeley Gale
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Letter of E. Rothesay Miller, "The Monastery," Princeton, to Free [Theodore Freeley Gale], May 4, 1865
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Regarding his education at Princeton and Abraham Lincoln's body passing through Philadelphia after the assassination. States, ". . . .I was at home for about a week's vacation at the time that our President's body was taken through Philadelphia. I went down Friday afternoon: there was to have been a grand illumination — procession on Monday. The first thing that I heard Saturday Morning before I was dressed was that Lincoln had been murdered. It could hardly be believed. I expected to go see the body Sunday afternoon but my brother — Mr. Hall. . . .started right after breakfast — after three hours hard work got as far as 6th — Chestnut (It was in the State House on Chestnut below 5th.) They were on the corner for an hour — then concluded that they might as well give up. The crowd was so dense that the crystal of my brother's watch was broken (a heavy hunting case). He said every once in a while some woman would faint — she would be passed out over the heads of the crowd. . . ."
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Missouri History Museum
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Miller, Edward Rothesay. "Letter of E. Rothesay Miller, "The Monastery," Princeton, to Free [Theodore Freeley Gale], May 4, 1865". Remembering Lincoln. Web. Accessed May 15, 2025. https://rememberinglincoln.fords.org/node/311
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Miller, Edward Rothesay
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May 4, 1865
from May. 4, 1865
Letter of E. Rothesay Miller, "The Monastery," Princeton, to Free [Theodore Freeley Gale], May 4, 1865
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Regarding his education at Princeton and Abraham Lincoln's body passing through Philadelphia after the assassination. States, ". . . .I was at home for about a week's vacation at the time that our President's body was taken through Philadelphia. I went down Friday afternoon: there was to have been a grand illumination — procession on Monday. The first thing that I heard Saturday Morning before I was dressed was that Lincoln had been murdered. It could hardly be believed. I expected to go see the body Sunday afternoon but my brother — Mr. Hall. . . .started right after breakfast — after three hours hard work got as far as 6th — Chestnut (It was in the State House on Chestnut below 5th.) They were on the corner for an hour — then concluded that they might as well give up. The crowd was so dense that the crystal of my brother's watch was broken (a heavy hunting case). He said every once in a while some woman would faint — she would be passed out over the heads of the crowd. . . ."
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Missouri History Museum
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Miller, Edward Rothesay
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May 4, 1865
from May. 21, 1865
A.M. Black to Jane Black
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Letter of A. M. Black, Springfield, to Sister [Jane Black], May 21, 1865
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Describes a wreath he obtained from Abraham Lincoln's funeral for her. States, ". . . .I have got the Lincoln Wreath for you. Josephine got it from her mother Mrs. Edwards. It was made and placed on the Coffin in Chicago by Miss Arnold of that place she is a daughter of Congressman Arnold. . . .Strangers are making great efforts to get relics. . . .Josephine is to have enough of Mr. Lincoln's hair to fill a small locket. . . ."
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Missouri History Museum
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Black, Alexander M.. "Letter of A. M. Black, Springfield, to Sister [Jane Black], May 21, 1865". Remembering Lincoln. Web. Accessed May 15, 2025. https://rememberinglincoln.fords.org/node/312
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Black, Alexander M.
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May 21, 1865
from May. 21, 1865
Letter of A. M. Black, Springfield, to Sister [Jane Black], May 21, 1865
![Letter of A. M. Black, Springfield, to Sister [Jane Black], May 21, 1865](https://rememberinglincoln.fords.org/sites/default/files/A.M.%20Black%20Letter%201.jpg)
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Describes a wreath he obtained from Abraham Lincoln's funeral for her. States, ". . . .I have got the Lincoln Wreath for you. Josephine got it from her mother Mrs. Edwards. It was made and placed on the Coffin in Chicago by Miss Arnold of that place she is a daughter of Congressman Arnold. . . .Strangers are making great efforts to get relics. . . .Josephine is to have enough of Mr. Lincoln's hair to fill a small locket. . . ."
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Missouri History Museum
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Black, Alexander M.
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May 21, 1865
from Apr. 25, 1865
Firefighters of Detroit's K.C. Barker Company
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The firefighters of Detroit's K.C. Barker Company No. 4 posed with their engine decorated for a Lincoln memorial parade
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Large sepia-toned group portrait photograph of the firefighters of K.C. Barker Company No. 4, posed with their horse-drawn fire engine in front of their fire station, presumably at Orchard Street and Fifth Street during a memorial parade for Abraham Lincoln. A young girl in a dress decorated with a ribbon, a harp, a small portrait of Lincoln, banners, garland, and a small flag are on the engine. The majority of the firefighters wear matching shirts, pants, helmets, and belts printed with "K.C. Barker." The men standing on the engine wear peaked caps, and one standing on the rear also wears a belt identifying him as an engineer. Two of the men on the far left hold bugles. One of them wears a "foreman," belt, the other wears one that is only partially legible, "2nd A[...]." The two men to their right both lean on an upright hose nozzle. The station in the background is a two-story brick structure, and two people peer from its upper windows. A hose apparatus is in the street on the left edge of the frame.
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anonymous. "The firefighters of Detroit's K.C. Barker Company No. 4 posed with their engine decorated for a Lincoln memorial parade". Remembering Lincoln. Web. Accessed May 15, 2025. https://rememberinglincoln.fords.org/node/180
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anonymous
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April 25, 1865
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from Apr. 25, 1865
The firefighters of Detroit's K.C. Barker Company No. 4 posed with their engine decorated for a Lincoln memorial parade
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Large sepia-toned group portrait photograph of the firefighters of K.C. Barker Company No. 4, posed with their horse-drawn fire engine in front of their fire station, presumably at Orchard Street and Fifth Street during a memorial parade for Abraham Lincoln. A young girl in a dress decorated with a ribbon, a harp, a small portrait of Lincoln, banners, garland, and a small flag are on the engine. The majority of the firefighters wear matching shirts, pants, helmets, and belts printed with "K.C. Barker." The men standing on the engine wear peaked caps, and one standing on the rear also wears a belt identifying him as an engineer. Two of the men on the far left hold bugles. One of them wears a "foreman," belt, the other wears one that is only partially legible, "2nd A[...]." The two men to their right both lean on an upright hose nozzle. The station in the background is a two-story brick structure, and two people peer from its upper windows. A hose apparatus is in the street on the left edge of the frame.
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Use of this item for research, teaching and private study is permitted with proper citation and attribution, as defined here. Reproduction of this item for publication, broadcast or commercial use requires written permission. For permission, please contact The Detroit Historical Society.
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anonymous
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April 25, 1865
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from Apr. 28, 1865
Mourners on Public Square
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Mourners on Public Square April 28, 1865 wait to view body of Abraham Lincoln
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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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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 May 15, 2025. https://rememberinglincoln.fords.org/node/215
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unknown photographer, likely Thomas Sweeney or J. M. Greene
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April 28, 1865
from Apr. 28, 1865
Mourners on Public Square April 28, 1865 wait to view body of Abraham Lincoln
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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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unknown photographer, likely Thomas Sweeney or J. M. Greene
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April 28, 1865
from Apr. 28, 1865
Catafalque on Public Square, Cleveland, Ohio
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Lincoln's catafalque on Public Square, Cleveland, Ohio with monument statue of Oliver Hazard Perry in foreground April 28, 1865
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View of Lincoln's catafalque on displayed on Public Square in Cleveland, Ohio, on April 28, 1865. Immediately in front of the catafalque is the Perry Monument with the statue of Oliver Hazard Perry, a hero of the War of 1812. Until Lincoln's election and subsequent assassination, Perry was the ultimate American hero for the people of Cleveland, some of whom maybe have witnessed first hand Perry's victory over the British Navy on Lake Erie.
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unknown photographer, likely either Thomas Sweeney or J. M. Greene. "Lincoln's catafalque on Public Square, Cleveland, Ohio with monument statue of Oliver Hazard Perry in foreground April 28, 1865". Remembering Lincoln. Web. Accessed May 15, 2025. https://rememberinglincoln.fords.org/node/216
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unknown photographer, likely either Thomas Sweeney or J. M. Greene
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April 28, 1865
from Apr. 28, 1865
Lincoln's catafalque on Public Square, Cleveland, Ohio with monument statue of Oliver Hazard Perry in foreground April 28, 1865
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View of Lincoln's catafalque on displayed on Public Square in Cleveland, Ohio, on April 28, 1865. Immediately in front of the catafalque is the Perry Monument with the statue of Oliver Hazard Perry, a hero of the War of 1812. Until Lincoln's election and subsequent assassination, Perry was the ultimate American hero for the people of Cleveland, some of whom maybe have witnessed first hand Perry's victory over the British Navy on Lake Erie.
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www.wrhs.org
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unknown photographer, likely either Thomas Sweeney or J. M. Greene
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April 28, 1865
from May. 1, 1859
Superior Avenue at Public Square, Cleveland, Ohio late 1850s
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Superior Avenue at Public Square, Cleveland, Ohio late 1850s
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Salt print photograph view of Cleveland, Ohio in late 1850s. This view shows Public Square center left, with Superior Avenue, the main commercial street in Cleveland, center middle and right. This is what the city looked like when Lincoln visited in 1861 on the way to his inauguration. In April, 1865 Lincoln's catafalque would be displayed in Public Square, in the area bounded by white posts, just beyond the area that has walkways crossing to form an X. The statue memorial to Oliver Hazard Perry, clearly visible in the photos of Lincoln's catafalque in 1865, is not yet installed on Public Square in this view.
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Jeremiah Greene. "Superior Avenue at Public Square, Cleveland, Ohio late 1850s". Remembering Lincoln. Web. Accessed May 15, 2025. https://rememberinglincoln.fords.org/node/220
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Jeremiah Greene
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Ca. Late 1850s
from May. 1, 1859
Superior Avenue at Public Square, Cleveland, Ohio late 1850s
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Salt print photograph view of Cleveland, Ohio in late 1850s. This view shows Public Square center left, with Superior Avenue, the main commercial street in Cleveland, center middle and right. This is what the city looked like when Lincoln visited in 1861 on the way to his inauguration. In April, 1865 Lincoln's catafalque would be displayed in Public Square, in the area bounded by white posts, just beyond the area that has walkways crossing to form an X. The statue memorial to Oliver Hazard Perry, clearly visible in the photos of Lincoln's catafalque in 1865, is not yet installed on Public Square in this view.
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Jeremiah Greene
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May 1, 1859
from Apr. 15, 1865
Proclamation! By Mayor Senter
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Proclamation! By Mayor Senter
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News of Lincoln's death by assassin reached Cleveland via telegraph at 7:30 AM on Saturday April 15, 1865. At 9:00 AM Mayor George B. Senter issued a proclamation to the citizens of Cleveland announcing the "overpowering calamity that has befallen this nation." He asked that all businesses be closed and that all citizens gather on Public Square that afternoon at 3 PM to mourn "the loss of the head of our nation, and its Premiere, Secretary Steward." Steward would survive his attack. Senter had been mayor in 1861 when Lincoln had visited on his way to his inauguration. Less than two weeks later, Public Square would be the site of another gathering of citizens to view the body of the slain President.
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George B. Senter. "Proclamation! By Mayor Senter". City of Cleveland. Remembering Lincoln. Web. Accessed May 15, 2025. https://rememberinglincoln.fords.org/node/221
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George B. Senter
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City of Cleveland
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April 15, 1865
from Apr. 15, 1865
Proclamation! By Mayor Senter
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News of Lincoln's death by assassin reached Cleveland via telegraph at 7:30 AM on Saturday April 15, 1865. At 9:00 AM Mayor George B. Senter issued a proclamation to the citizens of Cleveland announcing the "overpowering calamity that has befallen this nation." He asked that all businesses be closed and that all citizens gather on Public Square that afternoon at 3 PM to mourn "the loss of the head of our nation, and its Premiere, Secretary Steward." Steward would survive his attack. Senter had been mayor in 1861 when Lincoln had visited on his way to his inauguration. Less than two weeks later, Public Square would be the site of another gathering of citizens to view the body of the slain President.
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www.wrhs.org
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George B. Senter
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City of Cleveland
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April 15, 1865
from Apr. 28, 1865
The Old Nashville
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The Old Nashville / The Engine that Drew Lincoln's Funeral Train from Washington, D.C. to Springfield, ILL.
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View of steam locomotive "Old Nashville" at the Willson Street Station in Cleveland, Ohio, April 28, 1865. This was just one of many locomotives used by various railroad to pull the Lincoln funeral train. This locomotive was owned by the Cleveland, Columbus, and Cincinnati Railroad and pulled the funeral train from Cleveland to Columbus. This photograph is the best image of any of the various funeral train locomotives and so all models of the "official" Lincoln funeral train rely on this engine.
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H.H. Reeves of Cleveland, O.. "The Old Nashville / The Engine that Drew Lincoln's Funeral Train from Washington, D.C. to Springfield, ILL.". Remembering Lincoln. Web. Accessed May 15, 2025. https://rememberinglincoln.fords.org/node/222
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H.H. Reeves of Cleveland, O.
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April 28, 1865
from Apr. 28, 1865
The Old Nashville / The Engine that Drew Lincoln's Funeral Train from Washington, D.C. to Springfield, ILL.
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View of steam locomotive "Old Nashville" at the Willson Street Station in Cleveland, Ohio, April 28, 1865. This was just one of many locomotives used by various railroad to pull the Lincoln funeral train. This locomotive was owned by the Cleveland, Columbus, and Cincinnati Railroad and pulled the funeral train from Cleveland to Columbus. This photograph is the best image of any of the various funeral train locomotives and so all models of the "official" Lincoln funeral train rely on this engine.
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www.wrhs.org
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H.H. Reeves of Cleveland, O.
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April 28, 1865
from Apr. 15, 1865
Cornerstone of Third Cuyahoga County Courthouse
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Cornerstone of Third County Courthouse, Cuyahoga County, Cleveland, Ohio
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On April 15, 1865 citizens of Cleveland, Ohio, gathered on Public Square to mourn the death of Lincoln by assassination. The architect for the nearby Cuyahoga County Courthouse, J. J. Husband, was heard to say that Lincoln's death was "no great loss." The crowd turned on him, chasing him back to his office, also nearby, and he later that day fled Cleveland for good. Several members of the crowd went to the courthouse, then on the NW corner of Public Square, and chiseled out his name, vowing that his name would never be spoken or read in Cleveland ever after. See "Traitors at Home," a news article appearing the following Monday in the Cleveland Morning Leader, also uploaded to this Remembering Lincoln archive. Shown here is the cornerstone as it appeared in 1930s, when the building was demolished.
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Western Reserve Historical Society. "Cornerstone of Third County Courthouse, Cuyahoga County, Cleveland, Ohio". Remembering Lincoln. Web. Accessed May 15, 2025. https://rememberinglincoln.fords.org/node/224
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Western Reserve Historical Society
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April 15, 1865
from Apr. 15, 1865
Cornerstone of Third County Courthouse, Cuyahoga County, Cleveland, Ohio
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On April 15, 1865 citizens of Cleveland, Ohio, gathered on Public Square to mourn the death of Lincoln by assassination. The architect for the nearby Cuyahoga County Courthouse, J. J. Husband, was heard to say that Lincoln's death was "no great loss." The crowd turned on him, chasing him back to his office, also nearby, and he later that day fled Cleveland for good. Several members of the crowd went to the courthouse, then on the NW corner of Public Square, and chiseled out his name, vowing that his name would never be spoken or read in Cleveland ever after. See "Traitors at Home," a news article appearing the following Monday in the Cleveland Morning Leader, also uploaded to this Remembering Lincoln archive. Shown here is the cornerstone as it appeared in 1930s, when the building was demolished.
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Western Reserve Historical Society
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April 15, 1865
from Apr. 28, 1865
"The Face of the Dead"
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The Face of the Dead
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Lincoln was the first President of the United States to be embalmed. His funeral and viewing was done with an open casket, so that in Washington, D.C., and at other stops along the route of the funeral train, citizens could view his body. the funeral train stopped in Cleveland, Ohio on April 28, two weeks after the assassination, where for the first time the casket and catafalque were displayed outdoors. Over 60,000 citizens were reported to have viewed the body during that single day. The next day the Cleveland Morning Leader newspaper reported on the funeral events, including this short article about the countenance of the face of the President. While there are many photographs of the catafalque on display in Cleveland's Public Square, no photographs of Lincoln's body were allowed, so that this direct report provides what we know of how he looked two weeks after his death.
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Cleveland Morning Leader newspaper. "The Face of the Dead". Remembering Lincoln. Web. Accessed May 15, 2025. https://rememberinglincoln.fords.org/node/225
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Cleveland Morning Leader newspaper
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April 28, 1865
from Apr. 28, 1865
The Face of the Dead
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Lincoln was the first President of the United States to be embalmed. His funeral and viewing was done with an open casket, so that in Washington, D.C., and at other stops along the route of the funeral train, citizens could view his body. the funeral train stopped in Cleveland, Ohio on April 28, two weeks after the assassination, where for the first time the casket and catafalque were displayed outdoors. Over 60,000 citizens were reported to have viewed the body during that single day. The next day the Cleveland Morning Leader newspaper reported on the funeral events, including this short article about the countenance of the face of the President. While there are many photographs of the catafalque on display in Cleveland's Public Square, no photographs of Lincoln's body were allowed, so that this direct report provides what we know of how he looked two weeks after his death.
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www.wrhs.org
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Cleveland Morning Leader newspaper
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April 28, 1865