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1865 illustration of Lincoln burial (Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper) The receiving vault (foreground) and the tomb (background)The Lincoln Tomb is the final resting place of Abraham Lincoln, the 16th president of the United States; his wife Mary Todd Lincoln; and three of their four sons: Edward, William, and Thomas.
Lincoln's teenage grandson and namesake, Abraham Lincoln II ("Jack"), born August 14, 1873, died March 5, 1890, in London and was temporarily buried in Kensal Green Cemetery, London, until his father returned to the U.S. with his body and on November 8, 1890, was placed in one of the crypts in the Lincoln Tomb.
Washington's tomb at the United States Capitol in Washington D.C., originally designed to entomb the body of George Washington. Burial places of presidents and vice presidents of the United States are located across 23 states and the District of Columbia. Since the office was established in 1789, 45 people have served as President of the United ...
The funeral train carrying the remains of assassinated President Abraham Lincoln passes through the Upper Mohawk Valley region on its 1,700-mile journey from Washington to Springfield, Illinois.
President: Abraham Lincoln: 1861–1865: Vice President: Hannibal Hamlin: ... Lincoln's body was buried at Oak Ridge Cemetery in Springfield and now lies within the ...
Lincoln's body was buried at Arlington National Cemetery [75] [76] in a sarcophagus designed by the sculptor James Earle Fraser. He is buried together with his wife, Mary, and their son, Abraham II ("Jack"), who had died in London, England, of sepsis [34] in 1890 at the age of 16. Weeks after Jack's death, Robert wrote to his cousin Charles ...
The Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery is an American military cemetery that covers 982 acres (397 ha) in Elwood, Illinois. It is located approximately 50 miles (80 km) southwest of Chicago, Illinois. When fully completed, it will provide 400,000 burial spaces.
The Lincoln Tomb, where Abraham Lincoln, his wife and all but one of their children lie, is there, as are the graves of other prominent Illinois figures. Opened in 1860, it was the third and is now the only public cemetery in Springfield, after the City Cemetery and Hutchinson. [2] [3]