Whit McMahan
portrays the life story of
President Abraham Lincoln
Experience the life story of the Sixteenth
President and learn about his struggle with
the American Civil War
2017
2017
2010
Campfire talk with Gen. U. Grant
Play "Goin' North, Heading South"
A few photographs from President Lincoln's travels over the years
2012
2009
Scene from film "Soldier's Joy"
President's Day
2016
Time 2006
Lincoln Amphitheater, Indiana
2017
2012
2003
2006
2017
2009
Funeral rail car Funeral carriage hearse Temporary vault
2004
A Zoom Chat by President Lincoln
2008
2015
2006
2007
2006
2012
2005
Hear the singing Lincolns in action!
2012
2012
2006
Battle of Sacramento, KY
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.
2022
Lincoln's Second Funeral
2016