Lincoln Funeral Reenactment
April 14 - May 3, 2015 |
Media Release
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Margaret Strano 217-494-1215
Lincoln Funeral Reenactment
Mar. 1, 2013, SPRINGFIELD, IL – Save The Date for Lincoln’s Funeral Reenactment. This extraordinary event will begin on April 14, 2015, with a performance of “Our American Cousin” and throughout April, scholarly symposiums culminating with poetry, visual arts and musical performances and the reenactment of the original 1865 funeral, May 2-3, 2015. Don’t miss this once in a lifetime opportunity to relive history and to honor President Lincoln.
Civil War military and civilian re-enactors from throughout the United States are invited to set up encampments in Springfield. A procession with a replica of Lincoln’s casket will follow the historic route from the Amtrak station to an area near the Old Capitol Plaza.
Dignitaries, color guard, Civil War re-enactors and direct descendants of the original honorary pallbearers will participate in the opening commemorative ceremony. Civil War encampments will be open for public viewing. Clergy andCivil War re-enactors will present the eulogy, speeches and salutes at the old public receiving vault. Civil War era musicians will perform music originally conducted during this ceremony.
Other opportunities for re-enactors will be informal open-air concerts by Civil War era bands. Local churches will have the opportunity to invite the Civil War era musicians to provide music during worship.
For more information, Civil War and Military re-enactors interested in participating in the military portion of this event contact Ted Henry, 10th Illinois Volunteer Cavalry Regiment at: 10thIlVolCav@wildblue.net. For more re-enactor information log-on to http://lincolnfuneraltrain.org.
The mission of the 2015 Lincoln Funeral Coalition (1865-2015) is to educate, coordinate and promote the accurate and dignified reenactment of the historic anniversary of Abraham Lincoln’s funeral procession in Springfield, Illinois.
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lincolnfuneraltrain.org |
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Springfield, IL |
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10thIlVolCav@wildblue.net |
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