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Lincoln's funeral train makes stop in Utica: This week in Mohawk Valley history
The funeral train carrying the remains of assassinated President Abraham Lincoln passes through the Upper Mohawk Valley region on its 1,700-mile journey from Washington to Springfield, Illinois.
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Pottsville native was Lincoln pallbearer in 1865
Pres. Abraham Lincoln’s funeral in 1865. Library ofCongress. Nichols also informed the nation’s armed forces of the succession of Andrew Johnson to the presidency. Nichols served as Chief of ...
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President Abe Lincoln 150 Years After His Death
In Philadelphia, about a mile from the funeral route, Abdoulaye Ndiaye—whose family emigrated from Senegal—plays football for the Abraham Lincoln High School Rail Splitters. Some 200 American ...
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Historian to talk about Lincoln Funeral Train at Calumet City Historical Society
An Abraham Lincoln historian who’s working on a documentary about the Great Emancipator’s Funeral Train will give a talk to the Calumet City Historical Society Sunday. Lincoln Special ...
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Opinion: Mourning a president and citizen
The White House was used for a funeral service for both, followed by a procession and temporary entombment at Congressional Cemetery before burial in their home states. Abraham Lincoln’s funeral ...