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(03-05-2013 10:13 PM)LincolnMan Wrote:  Interesting stuff! Why would there be a "mock" funeral for Lincoln?

There were many mock funerals and memorials held for Lincoln because he was the first president assassinated while in office and he managed to hold the union together at a time when it was thought that all might be lost.
In short, it was part of the grieving process for the nation.