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Title: The assassination of Abraham Lincoln
Year: 1865 (1860s)
Authors: Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection
Subjects: Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 Funeral rites and ceremonies Hearses (Vehicles) Railroad cars Railroad trains
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Contributing Library: Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection
Digitizing Sponsor: Friends of The Lincoln Collection of Indiana, Inc.

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On April 14, UbB, exactly fouryears after the burrendor of i^ortSurpter. when everything lookedhopeful and the Civil war was over,Pre»ldent Abraham j:ilncoln was■hot. and a day later dred, and thenation was plunged Into mourning.The car Illustrated above had r«-icently been built for the presidentand hie cabinet. It became hl«funeral car, and on A-pril 21, aftermoet Impressive obsequies, this car,heavily draped and bearing theprenldentB remains, moved out ofWashington amid a vast throng of■llent and sad spectators. Myran H. Lamson, an enlistedmechanic and superintendent ofthe Orange and Alexandria rail-road, served aS director during theconstrucUon of this car, and JamesT. Barkley, now a resident of SanDiego, also an enlisted officer, uponthe recommendation of Oen.Thomas Holt, was detailed, togeth-er with Lawrence ■0P»y. a cUlsenof Blnghamton. N. T.. to build thecar. A room was partitioned offIn the car shop, and no ope allowedto enter excjept to bring In mate-rial. The car

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