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Lincoln Returns to Springfield

May 4, 2020 WalterCoffey

Abraham Lincoln and his son Willie were laid to rest at Oak Ridge Cemetery in their hometown of Springfield, Illinois.

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The Lincoln Funeral

April 19, 2020 WalterCoffey

April 19, 1865 – Funeral services for Abraham Lincoln took place at the White House. After the doctors pronounced Lincoln dead on the 15th, bells

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The Death of Willie Lincoln

February 20, 2017 WalterCoffey

February 20, 1862 – President and Mrs. Lincoln’s 12-year-old son died of what doctors called “bilious,” or typhoid, fever. William Wallace “Willie” Lincoln had been

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Mrs. Lincoln’s White House Ball

February 5, 2017 WalterCoffey

February 5, 1862 – First Lady Mary Todd Lincoln held a grand ball for 500 guests at the White House, despite the continuing war. Mrs.

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