USA HISTORY

AMERICAN CIVIL WAR(1861 1865)

LINCOLNS ASSASSINATION

[SOURCES]
Lincoln’s funeral procession traveled through 144 American towns ending in which location?

(A) Chicago, IL

(B) Washington DC

(C) ** Springfield, IL

(D) Philadelphia, PA

EXPLANATIONS BELOW

Concept note-1: -On April 21, 1865, a train carrying the coffin of assassinated President Abraham Lincoln leaves Washington, D.C. on its way to Springfield, Illinois, where he would be buried on May 4. The train carrying Lincoln’s body traveled through 180 cities and seven states on its way to Lincoln’s home state of Illinois.

Concept note-2: -After a public viewing in Chicago, where the line of mourners stretched more than a mile, the funeral train finally reached Springfield, Illinois on May 3. After a 1, 645-mile journey, Lincoln was home.

Concept note-3: -For seventeen years, the house at Eighth and Jackson Streets in Springfield, Illinois was home to Abraham Lincoln and his family.

Concept note-4: -The Lincoln Tomb in Springfield Illinois is the final resting place for Abraham Lincoln his wife Mary and 3 of their sons. For more information go to the Illinois Department of Natrual Resources.