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1865 Civil War newspaper ABRAHAM LINCOLN ASSASSINATION Funeral parade in NY City - inv # 9K-501
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SEE PHOTO(s) - COMPLETE ORIGINAL Civil War NEWSPAPER, the Boston Daily Journal (MA) dated April 26, 1865. This original newspaper contains a back page headline and long detailed coverage of the funeral parade in New York City for assassinated President ABRAHAM LINCOLN as his body was being conveyed by train from NY City to Albatny, NY.
On April 25, 1865, a massive funeral procession for President Abraham Lincoln took place in New York City before his remains were transported by train to Albany.
New York City Procession Details
- Participants: Around 60,000 people marched in the procession, while an estimated 120,000 mourners had filed past his casket while he lay in state at City Hall.
- Route: The solemn cortege moved up Broadway toward Union Square and 14th Street, surrounded by massive crowds standing up to 15 people deep.
- Famous Spectators: A young, future president—6-year-old Theodore Roosevelt—and his brother Elliott watched the procession from a second-floor window of their grandfather's mansion on Broadway.
- Departure: Later that day, the funeral train departed New York City to continue its northward journey toward Albany and eventually back to Springfield, Illinois.
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