Lincoln Mourned

President Abraham Lincoln's funeral train arrived in Albany, N.Y. on April 25, 1865. Lincoln lay in state at the old State House, where mourners passed by for about 12 hours the next day. An estimated 50,000 people stood in line to pay their respects to the slain president, with the line extending from the old State House, located just in front of the current Capitol, all the way down to Broadway. At 2:00 p.m., six white horses carrying the president's hearse led a procession of dignitaries, citizens, and bands, while bells tolled as the parade of mourners escorted the hearse to the train station on Broadway.

Albany, New York · United States