April 19, 1865

Washington City, District of Columbia

Lincoln Assassination, Funeral, War, Abraham Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln's funeral took place on April 19, 1865. The mirrors in the Green Room had been covered and everything was black, causing a dimness. Over seven hundred people came to pay their respects to the late President. A person described the scene in the Green Room: “The remains of the President lay in the Green Room, in a metallic coffin. On each side of the coffin were four silver handles,...