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Lincoln's remains stop in Utica: in a Utica newspaper...
Lincoln's remains stop in Utica: in a Utica newspaper...
Item # 703857
April 27, 1865
UTICA MORNING HERALD, New York, April 27, 1865
* President Abraham Lincoln's funeral train
* Journey from Washington D.C. to Springfield
* Best publication to be had for this stop (very rare)
Pages 2 and 3 have reports on Lincoln's funeral but also on the closing events of the Civil War. Lincoln's funeral train--on its way to Springfield, Illinois--went through Utica & is reported here: "THE FUNERAL TRAIN" The Passage From Albany" "Its Reception In Utica".
Also: "The President's Remains" "The Reception In Albany" "The Surrender Of Mobile" and more.
Four pages, never bound no trimmed, a small hole in the front leaf does not affect any mentioned reports, generally good condition. The folder size noted is for the issue folded in half.
background: On April 25, 1865, the funeral train carrying the body of President Abraham Lincoln made a poignant stop in Utica, New York, as part of its journey from Washington, D.C., to Springfield, Illinois. The train, draped in black crepe and adorned with mourning symbols, was a solemn and powerful symbol of the national grief following Lincoln’s assassination. The city of Utica, like many others along the route, was enveloped in sorrow as thousands of mourners lined the tracks to witness the procession. As the train passed through, a sense of collective mourning hung heavy in the air, with people standing in quiet reverence, many of them unable to hold back tears. The city had prepared a formal welcome, with a procession that included local leaders and military officials, further underscoring the profound loss of a leader who had guided the nation through its Civil War. The stop in Utica was one of many along the train’s two-week journey, allowing citizens across the country to pay their respects to a president who had been tragically taken from them.
Category: The Civil War
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