This is the story about the grand funeral of Abraham Lincoln and the story of the undertakers who worked behind the scenes to accomplish this massive ceremonial project. The story of Lincoln's funeral ceremonies also is a story of Victorian America in 1865. The funeral of President Lincoln was so consequential, so massive, so involved that it changed funeral service in the United States for the next 100 years.
This is the story about the grand funeral of Abraham Lincoln and the story of the undertakers who worked behind the scenes to accomplish this massive ceremonial project. The story of Lincoln's funeral ceremonies also is a story of Victorian America in 1865. The funeral of President Lincoln was so consequential, so massive, so involved that it changed funeral service in the United States for the next 100 years.
