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On April 21 an honor guard of soldiers escorted the coffin to the train. The funeral car was to have been Lincoln's private presidential car, but upon his death alterations were made to accommodate the President's coffin and that of his son Willie, who died in 1862.
At 8:00am the journey began...
"Several thousand soldiers were in line by the side of the railroad, and presented arms as the train departed... A portion were two regiments of US Colored Troops. They stood with arms reversed, heads bowed..."
-- Eyewitness J.C. Power |