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The Engine “Nashville” of the Lincoln Funeral Train

ArtistPossibly Henry H. Reeves (American, b. 1844)

DateApril 1865

MediumAlbumen print

DimensionsOverall, Image: 8 × 11 1/16 in. (20.3 × 28.1 cm)
Overall, Support: 9 15/16 × 12 in. (25.2 × 30.5 cm)
Overall, Mat: 15 15/16 × 19 13/16 in. (40.5 × 50.3 cm)

ClassificationsPhotography

Credit LineGift of David L. Hack and Museum purchase, with funds from Walter P. Chrysler, Jr., by exchange

Object number98.32.316

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U.S. Civil War
Men
Military affairs

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DescriptionThe David L. Hack Civil War Photography Collection. A sepia toned photograph of a train decorated with American flags and the image of Lincoln. Several men in suits stand near the train. This is from _Gardner's Photographic Sketchbook of the War_ (Hack Collection No. 2].

Label TextPossibly Henry H. Reeves American, b. 1844 The Engine “Nashville” of the Lincoln Funeral Train, 1865 Albumen print (photograph) This photo shows the new locomotive assigned to Lincoln’s funeral train in Cleveland, Ohio, before it continued on to Columbus. Photographs record the great care and expense undertaken at every stop on this journey, as each city competed to demonstrate the enormity of its respect for the president and the depth of its grief. Amid the banners, flags, and garlands decorating this train, the citizens of Cleveland added a large portrait of the deceased president—a photograph taken by Mathew Brady on January 8, 1864. Gift of David L. Hack and Museum purchase, with funds from Walter P. Chrysler, Jr., by exchange 98.32.316