Campfire talk with Gen. U. Grant

Play "Goin' North, Heading South"

2004

2012

2021

2012

2003

I had a rare opportunity to visit Abraham Lincoln's home town of Springfield, IL for the historic reenactment of his funeral May 1-3, 2015. On May 2, a replica of the original funeral car arrived at the Springfield Amtrac depot, symbolic of the 1,654 mile journey from Washington City following his assassination.  After a brief ceremony, a casket was removed and placed on the hearse, pulled by six all black horses.  The hearse wound around the streets of downtown and a ceremony was held honoring the passing President.


Following the ceremony, an all night vigil was held at the Illinois State Capitol. On Sunday, May 3rd, the hearse left the old State Capitol and proceeded through the streets of Springfield in route to Oak Ridge Cemetery.  Following a rather elaborate funeral, the President was symbolically laid to rest in the temporary receiving vault, just as it was on May 4, 1865. It was a monumental tribute to the event, exactly 150 years after it occurred.

2017

2007

Battle of Sacramento, KY

2016

2017

​​​Hear the singing Lincolns in action!

President's Day

2016

2022

February 12th, 2021

Lincoln Amphitheater, Indiana

2015

2006

Lincoln's Second Funeral

2009

2008

2006​

2009

Veteran's Day Parade, Nashville, TN

Scene from film "Soldier's Joy"

A Zoom Chat by President Lincoln

2006

2012

A few photographs from President Lincoln's travels over the years

2012

2006

2005

               Funeral rail car                   Funeral carriage hearse                Temporary vault

2012

Time 2006


2017

Whit McMahan

portrays the life story of

President Abraham Lincoln

2010

2017

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  Experience the life story of the Sixteenth

  President and learn about his struggle with 

  the American Civil War