Union Pacific Railroad

Western Union Telegram
April 15, 1865
Washington, D.C.

Flash News!
President Lincoln has died!

He was shot yesterday while attending a play. 
Lincoln was assasinated by John Wilkes Booth at Ford's Theater.

Lincoln Funeral Train
Lincoln Funeral Train
Courtesy Library of Congress.

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