One hundred fifty years ago the American Civil War had just ended and our nation was mourning the death of Abraham Lincoln. Events are planned this week in Columbia County to mark the anniversary of ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WLS) -- It appears a re-creation of President Abraham Lincoln's funeral train will not take its voyage after all. Organizers were unable to raise the $250,000 needed for the trip ...

BLOOMINGTON — When the Lincoln funeral train passed through Bloomington at 5 a.m. May 3, 1865, "the depot was handsomely dressed in mourning, and about 5,000 persons were assembled to ...

The story of President Abraham Lincoln’s funeral train will be the topic for the Vernon County Historical Society’s first free public program of 2025. Civil War historian and re-enactor Frederick ...

SPRINGFIELD — It took the Lincoln funeral train 12 days to journey from Washington, D.C., to Springfield in 1865, passing through seven states and 180 cities, including Bloomington. But it's taken six ...

While I agree that local Northwest Indiana businesses will benefit from housing the Lincoln funeral train here, I firmly believe it should be a national treasure vs. a local sightseeing stop.

OWASCO | There were not enough chairs to seat all the people who came to hear Cayuga Community College professor John Lamphere speak about President Abraham Lincoln's funeral train and legacy Saturday ...

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 Executive ...

SPRINGFIELD — Even though the 150th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln's death is two years away, two Illinois-based nonprofits already are planning a commemoration of his trip back to Springfield for ...