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Time Frame of The Funeral Train Journey
FROM THE TABLE OF CONTENTS
THE EVENTS OF APRIL 14 and 15, 1865
PLANNING THE FUNERAL TRAIN and THE UNITED STATES MILITARY RAILROADS
Putting the Plans Together, General Rules and Regulations for Operation of the trains, General Arrangement of the Funeral Train, The Veteran Reserve Guard of Escort, The Presidential Railroad Car "United States", Officers Car - The Directors car of the Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad, April 19, 1865, The Early Hours of April 21, Decorations of Mourning to the Train, Recurring Themes and Expressions of Mourning,
Route Map of The Abraham Lincoln Funeral Train, Schedule of the Funeral Train Route, The Funeral Escort out of Washington D.C.,
Interior View of the Railroad Car Conveying the Remains of President Lincoln
WASHINGTON - BALTIMORE - HARRISBURG
APRIL 21, 1865, Map - Maryland, Map - Washington, D.C. to Baltimore, Maryland, Map - Washington, D. C., Washington D.C. to Baltimore,
Map - Baltimore, Maryland, Baltimore Memorials, Map - Baltimore, Maryland to Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, Baltimore to Harrisburg, Arrival at Harrisburg, Map - Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, Official Schedule of Procession at Harrisburg, Scene at the Capitol, Map - Pennsylvania
HARRISBURG - PHILADELPHIA
APRIL 22, 1865, Departing Harrisburg, Map - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, The Train at Philadelphia, Public Visitation at Philadelphia
PHILADELPHIA - NEW YORK
APRIL 24, 1865, Map - New Jersey, Departing Kensington Station, New Brunswick Locomotive Change, The Hudson River Ferry Move
NEW YORK - ALBANY
APRIL 25, 1865, Map - New York City, Masses Mourn in New York City, Departing From New York City, Special Timetable - New York City to Albany, New York, Elaborate Public Displays of Mourning Heighten, The Scene at West Point, The Poughkeepsie Dinner Stop, Arriving at Albany, Map - Empty Train Move at Albany, New York, Albany Memorials, Map - Albany, New York, Preparing to Depart Albany, Map - New York
ALBANY - SYRACUSE - BUFFALO
APRIL 26-27, 1865, The Ribbon of Flames, Special Timetable - Albany to Syracuse, New York, Special Timetable - Syracuse to Buffalo, New York, The St. Johnsville Meal Stop, "Old Saratoga" sounds at Utica, The Syracuse Stop, A Strange Telegraph Message from Syracuse, The Dean Richmond Pulls the Train, Batavia Stop at Daybreak, Arrival at Buffalo, Reception Arrangements, The Crowd is Admitted, A Schedule Change,
Map - Buffalo
BUFFALO - ERIE - CLEVELAND
APRIL 27-28, 1865, The Erie, Pennsylvania Situation, Entering Ohio, Special Timetable - Erie, Pennsylvania to Cleveland, Ohio, Preparations at Cleveland, Mourners Journey to Cleveland, The Public is Admitted, The Florals, The Formal Invitation on the Part of Chicago
CLEVELAND - COLUMBUS
APRIL 28-29, 1865, Map - Cleveland, Special Timetable - Cleveland to Columbus, Ohio, At the Crossing, The New Route, The Columbus Memorial, Map - Ohio
COLUMBUS - RICHMOND - INDIANAPOLIS
APRIL 29-30, 1865, The Alternate Route, Map - Columbus, Passage via the Columbus and Indianapolis Central Railway, "The Great Central Railway" into Indiana, Departure from Columbus, A Dilemma at Piqua, Through the Chilly Night, The Train Enters Indiana, Map - Indiana, Cambridge City Stops, Map - Richmond, Indiana, A Small Trackside Ceremony
INDIANAPOLIS
APRIL 30, 1865, Map - Indianapolis, Indianapolis Memorials, The Indianapolis Street Railway Display, The Unique Train Operations, Rules and Regulations
INDIANAPOLIS - MICHIGAN CITY - CHICAGO
MAY 1, 1865, Special Timetable - Indianapolis to Chicago, Illinois, LaFayette, Indiana, Breakfast at Michigan City, Map - Route In and Out of Chicago, Chicago Preparations, The Chicago Funeral Obsequies for Abraham Lincoln, Map - Chicago, The Train at Chicago
CHICAGO - BLOOMINGTON - SPRINGFIELD
MAY 2 - 3, 1865, Departing Chicago, A Minor Incident, Elegant Accommodations for the Guests, Map - Illinois, Preparing For the Final Miles,
Special Timetable - Chicago - Springfield, Map - Springfield, Springfield is Reached, Preparations at Springfield, The Public is Admitted, Mourners Journey to Springfield, Mr. Lincoln’s Home
A LONG JOURNEYS' END
MAY 4, 1865, The Masses Depart
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