The Lincoln Inaugural Train: The 1861 Journey of President-elect Abraham Lincoln

Softcover 8.5x11, 190 pages, bibliography, index, b/w photos, ephemera. 2011. "The most comprehensive book detailing President-elect Abraham Lincoln's inaugural journey. "The author's book about the Lincoln Funeral Train has become an acclaimed and sought-after tome detailing the first national funeral for an assassinated president. Now Mr. Trostel covers Lincoln's epic journey to Washington with many new details. Springfield, Illinois to Indianapolis, Indiana via Lafayette, Indiana. First assassination attempt foiled. Indianapolis, Indiana to Cincinnati, Ohio. Abraham Lincoln's 52nd birthday. first learns of an assassination plot planned in the Baltimore, Maryland area. Perhaps the largest crowd to greet the train was at Cincinnati where over 100,000 people were present. Dayton, Ohio route quietly avoided, thought to be due to radical Dayton Copperhead faction. Second assassination attempt foiled....Lincoln was spirited out of Harrisburg and back to Philadelphia. Throughout the night he was transported to Washington via Wilmington, Delaware and Baltimore, Maryland to avoid an assassination plot. Washington: Third assassination attempt foiled. The journey was 1,904 miles in length, about half this route was retraced for the 1865 funeral of Abraham Lincoln.