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American flag that covered Lincoln's casket during the funeral train tour
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03-12-2026, 04:14 PM
(This post was last modified: 03-12-2026 04:17 PM by ReignetteC.)
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RE: American flag that covered Lincoln's casket during the funeral train tour
The NYT ran an article about the flag in its Feb 16, 2026, edition: "Abe Lincoln Fans Gather for Mutton Hunks and a Vintage American Flag-
An old Manhattan steakhouse is the new home for the Stars and Stripes that draped the 16th president’s casket." In addition to the flag, the article points to other ephemera in the steakhouse: "Shawn Brennan, an antiques consultant, studied a wall covered in ephemera pertaining to Lincoln’s assassination that included illustrations of Booth firing his gun at Ford’s Theater and Lincoln’s deathbed scene. They appreciated one artifact in particular. “That’s it, the playbill from April 14, 1865, at Ford’s Theater,” Mr. Hennes said." However, when I look at the image of the playbill it notes Lincoln's attendance at the evening performance. ???? Did the "original" playbill note Lincoln's attendance? Also, the article said this: “That Keens has the program from that very night only makes it a fitting conclusion the flag will be here now, too,” Mr. Brennan added. ... a young man working the coat check, chimed in: “They say it’s the one he was holding, and that there’s a bloodstain on it.” ????? |
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