Lincoln started his last trip back to Springfield, Illinois on April 21, 1865.
Six days after his assassination, the Lincoln’s funeral procession trainride, dubbed the Lincoln Special, traveled through 180 cities with stops in from Washington to Baltimore, Philadelphia, New York, Buffalo, Cleveland, Columbus, Indianapolis, Richmond, Ind., Chicago, and Springfield.
Over a million mourners paid their final respects to the man who forever changed the world.
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