Lincoln's Funeral Procession

Lincoln's Funeral Procession
Funeral time cards outlining the travel itinerary of President Lincoln's funeral train were printed in the local papers. This time card, printed in Cleveland papers, shows the timeline for the funeral procession from Erie to Cleveland.

The funeral procession traveled throughout large parts of the North, stopping in numerous cities so that Americans could bid farewell to their beloved president. Hundreds of countryside dwellers who could not travel to the cities gathered along the tracks to at least get a glimpse of Lincoln's funeral car.

Image Courtesy of Cleveland State University. Michael Schwartz Library. Special Collections.
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