Columbus, Obsequies

Two images from April 29, 1865 during funeral obsequies for Abraham Lincoln in Columbus Ohio, a stop on the funeral train’s long trek to Springfield:

“Funeral obsequies of the late Pres’t A. Lincoln, Columbus, O., April 29, 1865” (Library of Congress)

“Funeral obsequies of the late Pres’t A. Lincoln, Columbus, O., April 29, 1865” (Library of Congress)

According to the Library of Congress the following photo “shows a Cleveland, Columbus & Cincinnati Railroad engine, with a portrait of Abraham Lincoln mounted on the front. The engine was one of several used to carry Lincoln’s body from Washington, D.C., to Springfield, Ill.”

“Engine “Nashville” of the Lincoln funeral train’ (Library of Congress)