Chicago Mourns Their Native Son - May 2, 1865

A complete and authentic issue of the Chicago Evening Journal, May 2, 1865, 4pp., disbound, mourning rules throughout. Filled with Lincoln Assassination Reports and end of the War reports. “The Funeral Display Yesterday”, “The Illustrious Dead, Honors of The Remains of President Lincoln”, Booth Only A Tool and Not Alone In His Guilt”, “The Graet Chicago Convention Consipiracy,” On May 2, 1865, Abraham Lincoln lay in state at the Cook County Courthouse in Chicago, Illinois. An estimated 125,000 mourners braved long lines, with citizens filing past the casket at a rate of up to 7,000 per hour before the train departed that evening. At 8:00 p.m., the funeral train was closed to the public and was prepared to continue the journey to Springfield, Illinois.