One hundred fifty years ago the American Civil War had just ended and our nation was mourning the death of Abraham Lincoln. Events are planned this week in Columbia County to mark the anniversary of ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WLS) -- It appears a re-creation of President Abraham Lincoln's funeral train will not take its voyage after all. Organizers were unable to raise the $250,000 needed for the trip ...

SPRINGFIELD - The Elijah Iles House Foundation has announced that it will open an exhibit that features photographs of Abraham Lincoln's funeral on May 2. The exhibit, titled "Bear Him Gently to His ...

Washington, D.C. has played host to some of America’s most historic events. Inaugurations, marches, state visits, and funerals are familiar moments in the nation’s capital. There was another “funeral” ...