Abraham Lincoln's long goodbye
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- Опубліковано 28 лип 2024
- Following the assassination of Abraham Lincoln, the president's remains made what was probably the most extraordinary train journey in American history, home to Springfield, Illinois. Robert Reed wrote about the 1,700-mile train ride witnessed by millions, and which was commemorated on its 150th anniversary with a special recreation, as Martha Teichner reports.
Robert Reed was my grandfather. He worked on the books for years and he put all his passion into it. He passed very shortly after he received the publishers copy of the book. It's been nine years tomorrow when he passed. It feels good to hear his voice again even though he was sick at the time.
God bless Robert Reed for giving future generations living history lessons of our greatest President from a time our leaders were revered. You have much to be thankful for. God bless.
WONDERFUL STORY!!!! God Bless, President Lincoln!!!!!!
Amen
Wow, A photo of future president Teddy Roosevelt, as a child, looking down at the procession. That's crazy.
Ikr i love these coincidence where people were young and they later become a historical figure
OMG
It's impossible to believe one could tell who was in that window but, I bet Roosevelt remembered it and told the story!
What might be even more interesting is his father not going off to the Civil War because his mother begged him not to eventually led Teddy to create the Rough Riders when he was in his 40’s.
Roosevelt talked about it.
That home in NYC was owned by his father.
My great-great grandfather, an Army captain and Illinois native, was a member of the honor guard that accompanied Lincoln's body back to Illinois.
Thats awesome.
@@charlottebuchanan3193 if its even true!
T Porter that is so cool!!
@@dontcare563 it's true, i was there
@@charlottebuchanan3193That’s fantastic.
The tracks still exist in my hometown outside of Philly
Cosimo Kramarawicz same a stone train runs down them now
Same here in Indiana. I use to fish and swim off the bridge where the tracks used to be. Here's a video of the exact spot ua-cam.com/video/nhExdrhUwmo/v-deo.html
Wow
I’m writing this from my home in England having stumbled upon this fascinating story of one of your greatest Presidents. (Maybe the greatest President). The labour of love that has gone into replicating the funeral car is a fabulous tribute to a great man and a great President.
Howdy, Brian! Shouldn't we shudder to consider some of those who have taken the responsibility of the position since President Lincoln? May GOD bless both of our countries with worthy leaders who will inspire compassion and furtive resourcefulness once again.
Peace be with you, charitable sage...Lukerdog
I too believe that he probably was one of our greatest if not the greatest
Lincoln is considered the greatest President of the United States.
My great great great great great grandfather was the fireman that shoveled coal into the engine on Lincoln’s train on the way to Springfield. I know little about him but my grandma told that they mention him at a Museum somewhere in Illinois. He also might be in the picture at 2:29.
I think you have too many greats mentioned here. I’m 60 and my great great great great great grand father was probably born well before 1750.
Wow
@@carolsteinhauer5935 He probably isn’t as old as you are. Going back 25 years per generation (as an example) six times for the grandfathers, one generation for his parents and one generation for him would take us to the year 1819. His great-great-great-great-great grandfather would have been 46 years old while shoveling that coal. Completely realistic.
@Carol Howard did she get to see the train
@Carol Howard it would have been great if she did🖒
I love the way you American respect your important ppl I wish other nation will learn from you guys RIP Ibrahim Lincoln
Unfortunately, the Political parties are trying to re-write history....southern statutes being demolished or taken down, southern flags being banned, slavery and our Presidents that owned slaves - leftists are demanding removal of status quo, etc.. it's a shame. What happened, happened. it's history, and is what was. Life moves on and people need to also, and learn from their ancestors.
I love history and the bad stuff with the good. I also appreciate a young (and older)person that shows respect for all countries history and important forefathers and their importance to their future.
@@Pridegriffin A lot of Southerners don't like Lincoln. My ancestors fought under Lee, and Lincoln is my favorite American outside of my family. I have mixed feelings about the statues due to my great love of Civil War history, but the lost cause myth did a lot of damage here and also made people forget what the war was really like.
@@danwoodliefphotography871 I agree. I am a fan of the history of the civil war, and even though the statues of those people were horrible people, they shouldn't be taken down.
@@aerofiles5044 I disagree. I'd rather they be put in a museum than be destroyed, but either way, they are monuments glorifying the confederacy. The sooner they're gone, the better. You can remember history without statues.
@@Crusader677 Or that yes.
Why can't it be placed in Lincoln's Museum? Hard to believe no one is interested in the remodeled funeral car. Looks like a labor of love and devotion to our 16th President.
Màriesmìth
I ask the same question..this would be a wonderful attraction and historical addition in Springfield.
Marie Smith Good idea 💕
They are in SERIOUS TROUBLE financially
Its a huge train car and not the real thing. Maybe the people who built it don't want to give it up.
I have so much admiration for the men and women who gave their talents and hearts to make the train car, few know the kind of commitment. well done.
153 years today Abraham Lincoln was shot never forgotten god bless to a great president murdered by a coward 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
@@AddamsMUNSTER_Family-Jekyll Go troll somewhere else ! Troll !!!
Didn't even fight him like a man
@jim shoe I would settle for one the half a brain right now compared to what we have UGH !!!
No museum is interested......that's crazy. I know it's not the real thing but it's an exact replica of history. It would look nice at the Smithsonian at least. Give someone an idea of what it was like to be there in the train with Lincoln on his final trip home. These men did a great job on it's construction.
Mike Coppedge
i concur...i'm surprised that the smithsonian hasn't offered to take it. 😨
Smithsonian runs this channel for sure. and somemore like al jazeera english
It looks amazing. I hope a museum can get a hold of it so it stays in great shape and doesnt end up like the original
Springfield IL has a huge Lincoln Library and Museum. You would think they could have found a place for it.
I would think that the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn Michigan would be interested. They have the chair from Ford's Theater
Abraham Lincoln. Our greatest president.
He and JFK
He, and Reagan and Nixon. 😂
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@@TrumpDesantis-zm3kg President Barack Obama is the absolute BEST President the United States of America has ever had!!!!!
President Obama is the greatest President the United States of America has ever had, THANK YOU VERY MUCH!!!!!!!!!!
BEAUTIFUL!!! You would think that the Smithsonian, Henry Ford museum or even Lincoln's home town would be proud to display this demonstration of such a HUGE historical event! It is a replica, it's true but to actually see something SO CLOSE to the real thing should be deemed an HONOR By those who love history and admire what Mr Lincoln meant to millions of people! There will NEVER be another. Ronald Regan was the last of greatly respected leaders of our country.
That's a amazing tribute. It's hard to believe that the government let the real funeral car go . Lincoln was probably the most popular president.
Great job done! I hope this nice and important item of US history will find a worthy place!
I had the pleasure of seeing this at the Bluegrass Railroad Museum in Versailles, KY this weekend It is absolutely incredible and well worth seeing!!
I would like to say thanks to those who made this replica they did a Magnificent job ! To all who worked on it I give 👍👍🇺🇸 God Bless you all !
The life of GREATNESS lost too soon.
The assassination of our beloved Pres. Lincoln hurts my heart. 🌹🙏🌹
Lincoln was America's greatest president 🇺🇸 💖♥️
NOT !!
not even close !
Dewalt 459
Most of the US public would disagree with you on that.
@@somerandomguy4812 who was better ! ? If you say Obama I'll vomit 😱 🖤
@@dewalt4598 you are not close. 🖤 😐 😑 😶 🇺🇸
@Michael Serby - Why are you asking Some random Guy " who was better ! ?" ? He is on your side!
I realize it's only a replica, but I can hardly believe the Smithsonian Institution is not interested in putting this exhibit on display.
What a shame we don’t have the original train car
My neighbor down the road had an abandoned railroad track in his back yard in the woods and it was, the very track that carried Abraham Lincoln’s body. It’s called the Norfolk southern.
doubt its the same track from 1860s but ok.....
My neighbor had an abandoned old coffee cup way in the back of his cupboard that was the very cup that Lincoln drank his last cup of coffee out of .
This is absolutely amazing! I am "speechless" at the dedication and the workmanship. It should come to the Smithsonian. Have you tried?
I never knew Lincoln was loved by so many.....
What a beautiful replica of Lincoln's train car! I'd love to see that.
The band you see and hear near the end is President Lincoln's Own Band. We were the band that was in the Spielberg movie "Lincoln" and these are the uniforms used in the movie. We have a facebook page too if you want to search for us. We have done some pretty incredible things!! Don Johnson, Artistic Director of President Lincoln's Own Band.
That is so cool, Don!
too cool!
God bless you Abraham Lincoln and happy birthday to you as you are laid to rest in peace god bless you for saving our nation for our freedom and our god truly bless him to live to grow up as a man never fail and never give up on his soilders along time ago and thank you for our people who was a slavely in the past is now shall be freedom to all our Amercia people we are citizen of usa for our other culture you are free in our country no more hates of people shall be treat with respect at all as for my god created us on Earth no more volience we shall show love as we are together as peace and love that what our big brother want us to do for one another to Martin Luther King and Abraham Lincoln and jessie jackson and Baraka Obama too and we dont zero tolater no more devil mess nothing but love with our god is peace ok we love you so do my lord too .i am s w
My teacher made the exact replica for the hearse. He made it from one picture. He also fixes all the finials and other wood fixtures for our Victorian buildings here in Humboldt County. If you know the Carson mansion- he fixes up the pretty wood work that nobody does anymore. I was taught by him when I was a teen. He has a program that helps at risk youth and veterans find a place to work with their hands. His name is Eric Hollenbeck. The hearse was sent to the same place.
Wonderful ,I agree with the comment who said, over 153 years ago, this Great man was murdered by a coward! Booth was indeed a coward ! May The greatest man & President who ever lived RIP, He now belongs to the Angels, and to the Ages. Just look at the hundreds of people who came to mourn and show their respect! Black & white. Presidents now, could only hope to be that Loved! Hundreds and thousands still love him today! Oh there are those that would like people to believe, otherwise, but they will never, ever, convince intelligent people of their lies. For He will go down in History as just what He was. A Great Man and President. And no one can , or ever will, Change that historic FACT.
Victoria Taylor actually Washington is the greatest
Deeply moving.
my mom knows a man who is 101 years old. in 1928, when this man was 10 years old, he talked to a man who actually rode in a train with Lincoln. So, there is someone still alive today who spoke with someone who spoke to Lincoln.
In 1956,the TV show "I've Got A Secret" had on a man who said that he saw Booth shoot Lincoln.The video is here on YT.
@@rentslave I watched that episode . Very interesting and It felt very awesome to hear him talk about his historical memory. I've been to the Ford Theater and looked into the chamber . It said he died there in that rocker and I could see the stains . blood stains. I also thought it was absolutely gobsmacking that he had no guard outside that doorway/ entry. back then, it was probably curtained off. just guessing. And I saw the bedroom set-up that the Daughters of the American Revolution had moved to be in the same building (Ford Theater) back in early 19th century (1920's?).
It really gave me chills up my neck as I stood there in the theater looking toward the stage and the Presidential Box. A feeling of awe, despair, sadness and respect hit me all at once as I looked upon the spot where this tragedy struck. I started tearing up, and I had to shake myself out of crying long and low. The whole time We spent there, my heart was heavy and felt such a sense of grief.
oh...then I saw an entry where a guy said the rocker where he actually set was in a museum in Michigan! Maybe now. My visit was in 91, so maybe they moved it there. But, at the time, it was noted that the rocker was the original one and all the other seats too. I saw blood stains on it. So... who knows!?!
@@Pridegriffin ....the rocking chair has been at Henry Ford Museum near Detroit since its opening in 1930 .
President Abraham Lincoln Was Excellent And Full Of Grace And Faith, Plus Each And Every Avenue He Walked Along During His Life And Presidency Will Alway's Be Remembered All For The Great American People. R.I.P.
Lincoln would be honored to know he isn’t forgotten and so much so that an event of his death was re-created in his honor. What a legacy to have. RIP
Very nice and well done story.
That BEAUTIFUL replica is a museum in its self!!!!!! I pray the builders are thanked, appreciated and paid back for all their effort and more!!! How inspiring!!!
Wow lizzy , you are crazy cute
Haha thanks??😂
I can throw a rock from my house and hit the rails where Lincoln's funeral train went by here in Ohio, I live right across the street from it. There's actually a railroad museum there now, as it used to be a main depot station for outbound trains to Cleveland/Chicago (west) or NYC (east).
I don't believe they have anything featured depicting the Lincoln train route and the fact that it went right by this muesum, now that i think of it they should put a plaque or a route map at this site you would think?
It amazes me no museum is interested. But it would require a lot of space I guess.
They did a fine job on it!
Bobby Kennedy is the only other figure I know for whom crowds stood on train tracks.
I would think that the main reason for the museum not wanting to display the train car is because it is a replica of the original. If it had been the original refurbished car, I think the museums would jump at the chance to put it on display.
liberty Ann I'll take it put it in my back yard don't he have a museum why can't they build separate wing and put it there such shame nobody want it' it should be protected. Even if its just copy I feel its part history.
There's a replica of Lincoln's funeral car in Gettysburg that I've been inside of.
Is very well put. I'm so obsessed with the history of Lincoln
I'm living Istanbul Turkey. Greetings and respect to everyone from here. I love Abraham Lincoln so much. He was really a big man. He was unfortunately killed. He is rest in peace... Always respect...
I wonder how the young TR felt at the procession of Lincoln's funeral route through New York
I don't know what 6-year old Teddy thought about the procession, but I do know that he greatly admired Lincoln, using him as a role model. Coincidentally, Roosevelt's Secretary of State, John Hay (at the end of his life) was also Lincoln's personal secretary (at the beginning of his adult life).
Wooow that was awesome..
I wonder if the National Museum of Funeral History in Houston is aware of this train car. They have a replica of his coffin, as well as many other historical artifacts that pertain to funerals from around the world. Even hearses and funeral carriages...this would add to their already great collection
I live across the street from this place.
Great video!!!!
My name is Mark Miernicki . The original car burned in a field that used be across from my home . What is left of it was buried behind my house . Under a hill that my garage sits on now in Columbia Heights MN just outside of Minneapolis > A University of Minnesota student heard about it and took soil samples . Never heard back from her .
That car is absolutely *gorgeous!* Has this nation fallen so far that it cannot find a home, some millionaire to pay it off? Pathetic...
Imagine being the funeral director or embalmer- traveling and handling a dead body every day for 2 weeks.
😱
I imagine they felt honored. People used to have their loved ones displayed in their homes for 4-5 days back then because transportation made it hard for everyone to get around.
Amazing that no museum is interesting in the train car replica, astonishing actually. I guess they think the price is too high, since the volunteers who built it have only raised less than half of the over 300k it cost. I also find it amazing that no one thought to preserve the original.
Too bad the original isn't still around. Museums would probably take an immediate interest in it if it was. They did a good job of constructing the replica though. It might not be the real thing, but it would probably give people a good idea as to what it was like to be in the train if a museum took it.
My great grandma Mary Lawton told my mother that she recalled the assassination of Lincoln.
Amazing video !!
They say that Lincoln's funeral train travels the same line as a ghost on the anniversary of his assassination stopping clocks and emerging in a phantom mist with skeleton's of Union guards protecting it.
ooh....cool story!
With Booth watching them
What song is it called that starts at 6:40?
great story
My Grandfather(passed now) watched this train when he was in a stroller
On a 60's talk show was this old man -
who was witness to Lincoln's assassination. Imagine.
OMG! I have a dresser just like the one on the train. I bought it in the 80’s. The boxes on the top are for gloves and handkerchiefs. The mirror is called a “Horseshoe” mirror.
I am proud to say that through extensive research on ancestry, I have discovered a direct link between myself (and my children) to Nancy Hanks Lincoln. My maternal great grandmother was Nancy’s first cousin. It’s an unbelievable discovery! That also makes me a distant relative of Mr. Tom Hanks, the famous actor! What a small world in which we share!
I have seen a rail car which is similar to this and related to history related to Abraham Lincoln in Batavia Il. when I visited my brother
Àbrahamliñolin
R.I.P Mr Abraham Lincoln 1809-1865.
On May 1st 1865 at 8:01AM the train bareing the body of our 16th President stopped for 15 minutes in my home town of Westville, Indiana. A plaque still stands at that spot today.
what a beautiful job. how sad there is "no interest." what has happened to a generation that respects history? have we lost them? history is precious but is it fading in a techno frenzy. We don't need tangible if we have UA-cam? We'd better hope not. Love the voice of the narrator.
Interesting question.. Since the people with "no interest" are the 50-70s years old museum directors/curators.
Abraham Lincoln-The most beloved President of all time.
Cynthia Heath I don’t believe the southerners would have found your statement to be true!
@@mylesflynn277 Damn right !
What a labor of love, to build the replica. I wish I could have helped with that. Its Amazing ! That remarkable story should never be lost, to our American History. I care not what others say of him or about him, that are derogatory in nature. I loved Persident Lincoln and everything he stood for. May he rest in eternal peace! 🇺🇸
R.I.P president Abraham Lincoln 💐💐🙏🙏
Jesus, how did they keep him from decomposing over 13-plus days? .... Ooooh, I just got to the end. Gross.
Because they embalned him over and over.
Modern embalming was created in that war, an art lost with the ancient Egyptians, because we had train transportation and lots of bodies far from home but no way to keep the bodies fresh. Without that war there probably wouldn't be embalming anywhere in the world today (it's still only mainly in the US).
I felt so sad when great leader like Lincoln was shot in his head.🙁🙁
Thank u
That's my History professor! Professor Medford!
+kryliosdesta, no it isn't.
Mdriver1981 who’s to say it isn’t?
Did he give you flying academic marks?
I can’t believe the Lincoln museum or a Smithsonian wouldn’t be interested.
Cause it is only a replica
God bless you Honest Abe; I can’t wait to meet you in Heaven
You remember the part in the episode by Richard Rich?
Very educational .
That big carpet stain 3:18
*Monica Lewinsky has entered the chat* :P
Omfg 🤣🤣🤣👌🏾
The Teddy Roosevelt part blew my mind!
Millard Fillmore, the 13th President of the United States, boarded Lincoln's funeral train at Batavia, NY, and rode in the Presidential Car to Buffalo, where he attended the funeral in Niagara Square, along with 100,000 people, including the young Grover Cleveland.
Wow, I use to live in Knightstown Indiana. An Erie feeling old Town.
The train came through Indianapolis Indiana but no one mentions that. Knightstown Indiana is about 34 miles west of Indianapolis on US 40 and I've been there several times.
Is that the South Elgin rail collection museum on Route 31 ?
They should make a movie about this train's journey
Absolutely! Hollywood loves to make movies about fake stupid history. Example: Indiana Jones! How many think that it was real???? Probably millions.
Yes The long black train
We should immortalise him as Abraham the great
R.I.P Abraham Lincoln 1809-1865
It passed paradise on the east bound track I think when it carried his body
There is a plaque on the outside wall of the Poughkeepsie train station where he pass through but in 1861 and the tragic return in 1865.
Great Men!
One of the truly great presidents, and such a terribly sad end. As for Booth, there are no words to describe him and it is a great pity his name is even remembered.
The photo at 0:22 is not Lincoln's casket lying in state. It's the casket of Thaddeus Stevens lying in state.
Whos Thaddeus Stevens?
Elvis Presley ...ummm, read a lil bit, maybe...??? US Congress person(R), Pennsylvania.....
@@jonburrows2684 Radical Republican Congressman during and after the civil war, notable for the fact that he supported equal rights for African Americans whereas most of his other radical Republican colleagues did not
Anyone still devastated of Abraham Lincoln’s death?
Abe Lincoln, not a perfect man, but a perfect example of a man deserving of love, an example of nobility. Through all reflection it may be observed that there are no perfect humans and that not every human being is the same as other or another human being. Irregardless of race, or other physical identity, not all white, not all black, not all of any human beings can be said are the same classification, the same category. Overall history seems grateful for the example Abe left us all. Thank you God for all the beautiful examples of life legacy you have given the world. 💜
@christinal...you've said it all, and beautifully!!❤️
If they still need a museum to give that railcar a home, I would bet anything the Seashore Trolley Museum in Kennebunkport, Maine would love to take it
RIP Mr. President. 😭😭😭
I heard some where that the original car was part of of the consist that was used by the Union Pacific delegation(possibly Thomas Durant's personal car) during the golden spike ceremony at Promontory Utah in 1869. I do not know how accurate this information is though.
Would I could have been in Springfield on that reenactment day...or in 1865!💔
How can no museum be interested..?
Cause it isnt the actual thing
I wouldn't
*Was his son dug up from his grave? So strange. I'd never heard anything of the already deceased son being transported w/ Lincoln. Really interesting video.*
As a matter of fact he was. I still have his skeleton some where in my closet.
I had no idea they had built a replica, or about what happened to the original!
The lamps they had were marked SNCF, that's the name of the French railroad.
When u have to watch this video and take notes for school
Coincidentally, one afternoon a few weeks ago I went to the Sprouts supermarket, which is housed in the former train depot in Philadelphia where Lincoln's coffin arrived on its way to be displayed in front of Independence Hall, just as the funeral train for former President George H. W. Bush was heading to his final resting place at his library near Houston.