Did Robert Lincoln Ride the Funeral Train to Baltimore?
|
05-03-2015, 09:56 AM
(This post was last modified: 05-03-2015 10:04 AM by LincolnToddFan.)
Post: #64
|
|||
|
|||
RE: Did Robert Lincoln Ride the Funeral Train to Baltimore?
Hi Laurie,
Unfortunately I've never visited the Tomb in person but I have taken "virtual tours" online. Abraham Lincoln is, of course, encased in a cement block about a foot behind the large red marker bearing his name. Mary is in the South Wall directly opposite, surrounded by the three boys. I have to believe she would not have been pleased. Her letters from 1865 onward express a longing to lie NEXT to "him...the Worshipped One" for eternity. Which is exactly where she was until Robert came up with his infamous Concrete Plan in 1901. That's a very sad story about your Huntt ancestors. BTW..I've never thought much about the idea that Mary Harlan might have been jealous of her legendary father-in-law's influence and fame not being shared by her husband. I think you have a point. |
|||
« Next Oldest | Next Newest »
|
User(s) browsing this thread: 8 Guest(s)