Funeral of Abraham Lincoln at the Vault - Springfield, IL - May 4, 1865
3D red/cyan anaglyph created from stereo card courtesy of The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.
Title: Funeral of Abraham Lincoln at the Vault
Date: May 04, 1865
Photographer: Ridgway Glover (1831–1866)
Notes: A description of the proceedings in Springfield from the Library of Congress digital newspaper collection:
The Cleveland Leader
Friday, May 5, 1865
FUNERAL OBSEQUIES.
SPRINGFIELD, ILL, May 4.
“Large numbers have continued to visit the former residence of the late President. It is being hung with mourning without, and tastefully decorated within. Large delegations from adjoining States and neighboring settlements have been arriving throughout the night, and many are unable to find accommodations. The weather is warm with an unclouded sky.
At 11 o’clock last night the ladies of the soldiers aid society laid upon the coffin a beautiful cross of evergreen, studded with rare flowers. Other similar tokens have been contributed. Today at noon twentv- one guns were fired, and afterwards single guns at intervals of ten minutes.
About noon the remains were brought from the state house and placed in the hearse which was from St. Louis, and was used in the funeral of Hon. Thomas H. Benton, Gen. Lyon and Governor Gamble.
The hearse was surmounted by a magnificent crown of flowers. Meanwhile a choir of hundreds of voices, accompanied by a brass band sang the hymn : “Children of the Heavenly King, Let us journey as we sing," from the portico of the Capitol…….
The hearse was followed by the horse formerly belonging to Abraham Lincoln, its body was covered with black cloth trimmed with silver fringe.
There were immense crowds of people in the vicinity of the Capitol to see the procession as it passed and persons for several miles occupied the side ways.
The procession arrived at Oak Ridge Cemetery at 1 o'clock. On the left of the vault in which the remains of the President and his son were deposited, was a platform on which singers and an instrumental band unitedly [?] and joined in chanting appropriate music, including a burial hymn by the deceased President’s pastor, Rev. Dr. Gurley. On the right was the speaker’s stand, appropriately draped with mourning……
…….The vault at this place is erected at the foot of a knoll in a beautiful and newly added part of the grounds, which contains forest trees of all varieties. It has a doric gable resting on pilastors; the main wall being rustic. The vault is about 15 feet high and about the same in width, with semi-circular wings of brick projecting from the hillside.
The material is limestone, procured at Joliett, Ill. Directly inside of the ponderous iron doors is an iron grating. The interior walls are covered with black velvet, dotted with evergreens. In the centre of the velvet is a foundation of brick capped with a marble slab, on which the coffin rests. The front of the vault is trimmed with evergreens.
The dead march in Saul was sung, accompanied by the band, as the remains were deposited. Thousands of persons were assembled at the cemetery before the arrival of the procession.
The scene was of solemnly intense interest and the landscape truly beautiful in the light of an unclouded sun. Religious exercises were, singing of a dirge, followed by reading of appropriate portions of the Scriptures and a prayer, after a hymn by the choir, Rev. Mr. Hubbard read the last inaugural of President Lincoln, next a dirage was sung by the choir, when Bishop Simpson delivered the funeral oration. It was in the highest degree eloquent and patriotic portions of it were applauded; then followed another hymn, when the Benediction was pronounced by the Rev. Dr. Gurley. The procession was then reformed and returned to the city….”
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Red/Cyan (not red/blue) glasses of the proper density must be used to view 3D effect without ghosting. Anaglyph prepared using red cyan glasses from The Center For Civil War Photography / Civil War Trust.
Funeral of Abraham Lincoln at the Vault - Springfield, IL - May 4, 1865
3D red/cyan anaglyph created from stereo card courtesy of The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.
Title: Funeral of Abraham Lincoln at the Vault
Date: May 04, 1865
Photographer: Ridgway Glover (1831–1866)
Notes: A description of the proceedings in Springfield from the Library of Congress digital newspaper collection:
The Cleveland Leader
Friday, May 5, 1865
FUNERAL OBSEQUIES.
SPRINGFIELD, ILL, May 4.
“Large numbers have continued to visit the former residence of the late President. It is being hung with mourning without, and tastefully decorated within. Large delegations from adjoining States and neighboring settlements have been arriving throughout the night, and many are unable to find accommodations. The weather is warm with an unclouded sky.
At 11 o’clock last night the ladies of the soldiers aid society laid upon the coffin a beautiful cross of evergreen, studded with rare flowers. Other similar tokens have been contributed. Today at noon twentv- one guns were fired, and afterwards single guns at intervals of ten minutes.
About noon the remains were brought from the state house and placed in the hearse which was from St. Louis, and was used in the funeral of Hon. Thomas H. Benton, Gen. Lyon and Governor Gamble.
The hearse was surmounted by a magnificent crown of flowers. Meanwhile a choir of hundreds of voices, accompanied by a brass band sang the hymn : “Children of the Heavenly King, Let us journey as we sing," from the portico of the Capitol…….
The hearse was followed by the horse formerly belonging to Abraham Lincoln, its body was covered with black cloth trimmed with silver fringe.
There were immense crowds of people in the vicinity of the Capitol to see the procession as it passed and persons for several miles occupied the side ways.
The procession arrived at Oak Ridge Cemetery at 1 o'clock. On the left of the vault in which the remains of the President and his son were deposited, was a platform on which singers and an instrumental band unitedly [?] and joined in chanting appropriate music, including a burial hymn by the deceased President’s pastor, Rev. Dr. Gurley. On the right was the speaker’s stand, appropriately draped with mourning……
…….The vault at this place is erected at the foot of a knoll in a beautiful and newly added part of the grounds, which contains forest trees of all varieties. It has a doric gable resting on pilastors; the main wall being rustic. The vault is about 15 feet high and about the same in width, with semi-circular wings of brick projecting from the hillside.
The material is limestone, procured at Joliett, Ill. Directly inside of the ponderous iron doors is an iron grating. The interior walls are covered with black velvet, dotted with evergreens. In the centre of the velvet is a foundation of brick capped with a marble slab, on which the coffin rests. The front of the vault is trimmed with evergreens.
The dead march in Saul was sung, accompanied by the band, as the remains were deposited. Thousands of persons were assembled at the cemetery before the arrival of the procession.
The scene was of solemnly intense interest and the landscape truly beautiful in the light of an unclouded sun. Religious exercises were, singing of a dirge, followed by reading of appropriate portions of the Scriptures and a prayer, after a hymn by the choir, Rev. Mr. Hubbard read the last inaugural of President Lincoln, next a dirage was sung by the choir, when Bishop Simpson delivered the funeral oration. It was in the highest degree eloquent and patriotic portions of it were applauded; then followed another hymn, when the Benediction was pronounced by the Rev. Dr. Gurley. The procession was then reformed and returned to the city….”
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Red/Cyan (not red/blue) glasses of the proper density must be used to view 3D effect without ghosting. Anaglyph prepared using red cyan glasses from The Center For Civil War Photography / Civil War Trust.