After Abraham Lincoln was assassinated on April 14, 1865, a three-week series of events was held to mourn the death and memorialize the life of the 16th president of the United States.

Feb 8, 2022 · Millions of Americans bade farewell to the assassinated president as his body made a 1,700-mile journey home. After dying from a bullet wound on April 15, 1865, Abraham Lincoln was not...

Six hundred invited guests attended the funeral of President Lincoln, felled by the assassin John Wilkes Booth. The East Room overflowed with mourners out into the Green Room.

Jun 26, 2015 · Following his assassination, Abraham Lincoln had a long and circuitous journey before he was finally laid to rest in Springfield, Ill. The martyred president laid in state at two Washington, …

Apr 22, 2015 · This month marks the 150th anniversary of the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln. The 16th president was shot by John Wilkes Booth the evening of April 14 and died nine …

Two days after Lincoln's death, Mrs. Lincoln gave permission to bury her husband in Springfield, but it was not until the funeral journey was well underway that she insisted on Oak Ridge Cemetery as the …

The funeral ceremonies took place in the East Room of the Executive Mansion at noon on the 19th of April, and the remains were then escorted to the Capitol, where they lay in state in the Rotunda.

Abraham Lincoln died from his wounds at 7:22 P.M. on Saturday, April 15, 1865. Teenager Henry B. Stanton, who had frequently visited the President with his father, made his way to the Petersen …

On April 21, 1865, the train carrying the coffin of President Abraham Lincoln departed Washington, D.C. on its way to Springfield, Illinois, where he would be buried on May 4. The route retraced Abraham …

Apr 19, 2025 · Funeral services for Abraham Lincoln take place at the White House. The coffin is then taken on a procession through the North on its way to the final destination at Springfield, Illinois.