“He was crucified for us!” an elderly African American from York, Pennsylvania, told a newspaper that Easter weekend.

The funeral train carrying the remains of assassinated President Abraham Lincoln passes through the Upper Mohawk Valley region on its 1,700-mile journey from Washington to Springfield, Illinois.

Abraham Lincoln’s assassination ... During the weeks after Lincoln’s death, as his funeral train made a circuitous journey from Washington, D.C., back to his hometown of Springfield, Illinois ...

Considered one of the nation's greatest presidents, Abraham Lincoln remains ... before being transported by train to his gravesite in Springfield, Illinois. The funeral train stopped in many ...

Pres. Abraham Lincoln’s funeral in 1865. Library ofCongress. Nichols also informed the nation’s armed forces of the succession of Andrew Johnson to the presidency. Nichols served as Chief of ...

The stone-mounted tablet will be placed near the site of the former Girard Station, where Lincoln's inaugural train made a stop ... red granite will commemorate Abraham Lincoln's 1861 visit ...