[Lincoln, Abraham]:

$13,750 · Offered by William Reese Company

OBSEQUIES OF PRESIDENT LINCOLN. ORDER OF [FUN]ERAL PROCESSION [caption title]. Likely a proof copy of the exceedingly rare broadside announcing the funeral procession for President Abraham Lincoln in Springfield in early May 1865. Struck down by assassin John Wilkes Booth on April 15, 1865, Lincoln's body lay in state in the White House on April 18, and a ceremonial funeral service took place in Washington, D.C. around noon on April 19. Two days later, President Lincoln's casket was loaded on a funeral train headed for Springfield, Illinois, stopping at Baltimore, Harrisburg, Philadelphia, New York City, Albany, Buffalo, Cleveland, Columbus, Indianapolis, Michigan City, and Chicago before arriving in Lincoln's adopted hometown early on the morning of May 3. At this time, Springfield's population numbered around 15,000, but Lincoln's funeral train pulled into a town swollen with over 100,000 visiting mourners. Immediately upon arrival, Lincoln's coffin was transferred by hearse to Representatives' Hall inside the Illinois Old State Capitol. For the next twenty-four hours, from about ten o'clock in the morning on May 3 to the same time the next day, about 75,000 mourners were allowed to pass by the open coffin of the slain president to pay last respects.According to the present broadside, President Lincoln's funeral procession left the Old State Capitol "on Thursday, the 4th Inst., at 10 o'clock a.m., precisely." The funeral party of over 10,000 people then turned right on 7th

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