On the 150th anniversary of the Great Emancipator’s assassination, Americans along the route of his funeral train reflect on ...
As cities grew and cemeteries overflowed, railroads became a solution for death itself. Funeral trains carried coffins and mourners from crowded cities to distant burial grounds. In America, the ...
Log-in to bookmark & organize content - it's free! Mortician and author Todd Harra discussed the death of U.S. Army officer Elmer Ellsworth. The Lincoln Club of Delaware hosted this event. This lesson ...
A rare American flag that draped President Abraham Lincoln’s casket during his 1865 funeral procession has found a new home -- at a Manhattan steakhouse. Keens Steakhouse, a 141-year-old Midtown ...