LINCOLN, ABRAHAM. 1809-1865.] Programme of Procession to Escort the Remains of President Lincoln From the Court Room to the Funeral Train for Springfield Printed broadside, on black silk, 210 x 140 mm, in white ink, [Chicago, May, 1865], listing participants in the Chicago parade in order of appearance, with a vertical rectangle in the center indicating the location of the hearse, slightly faded, with minor loss of ink from folding. Matted, framed and glazed. WITH: Obsequies of President Lincoln. Order of Funeral Procession. Printed broadside, 310 x 225 mm, [May, 1865], fold creases, laid down, chip to upper left corner. Matted. Scarce pieces of Lincoln funeral ephemera, giving the sequence of troops and civilians marching in the procession and other details. Lincoln's coffin was taken by train from Washington to his home town of Springfield, Illinois in April, 1865, stopping at 11 cities along the way to lie in state. The Chicago procession was on May 1. The final procession to Oak Ridge Cemetery in Springfield was on May 4. Lincoln himself had specified that he wished to be buried at Oak Ridge Cemetery, and Mary Todd Lincoln campaigned to ensure that happened, despite opposition from those who wanted to place him in a vault in downtown Springfield. After her death, she was interred there beside him.
LINCOLN, ABRAHAM. 1809-1865.] Programme of Procession to Escort the Remains of President Lincoln From the Court Room to the Funeral Train for Springfield Printed broadside, on black silk, 210 x 140 mm, in white ink, [Chicago, May, 1865], listing participants in the Chicago parade in order of appearance, with a vertical rectangle in the center indicating the location of the hearse, slightly faded, with minor loss of ink from folding. Matted, framed and glazed. WITH: Obsequies of President Lincoln. Order of Funeral Procession. Printed broadside, 310 x 225 mm, [May, 1865], fold creases, laid down, chip to upper left corner. Matted. Scarce pieces of Lincoln funeral ephemera, giving the sequence of troops and civilians marching in the procession and other details. Lincoln's coffin was taken by train from Washington to his home town of Springfield, Illinois in April, 1865, stopping at 11 cities along the way to lie in state. The Chicago procession was on May 1. The final procession to Oak Ridge Cemetery in Springfield was on May 4. Lincoln himself had specified that he wished to be buried at Oak Ridge Cemetery, and Mary Todd Lincoln campaigned to ensure that happened, despite opposition from those who wanted to place him in a vault in downtown Springfield. After her death, she was interred there beside him.
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