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- Order from U.S. Navy Secretary Gideon Welles Naming Officers to Accompany President Lincoln's Funeral Train, April 20, 1865 - President Lincoln's assassination on April 14, 1865, plunged Americans into deep mourning. After the funeral in Washington, D.C., a special train bore his coffin to Springfield, Illinois. As the train took its circuitous route through many northern cities, millions of people came out to honor their fallen leader. The train finally reached Springfield nearly two weeks after departing the capital.
- April 20, 1865
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Order from U.S. Navy Secretary Gideon Welles Naming Officers to Accompany President Lincoln's Funeral Train, April 20, 1865
President Lincoln's assassination on April 14, 1865, plunged Americans into deep mourning. After the funeral in Washington, D.C., a special train bore his coffin to Springfield, Illinois. As the train took its circuitous route through many northern cities, millions of people came out to honor their fallen leader. The train finally reached Springfield nearly two weeks after departing the capital.