Lincoln's embalmment

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From the Detroit Press, April 8, 2015 re: rocker

A stain on the chair's back is often believed to be blood, but it's actually water damage from its years in the Smithsonian warehouse. During conservation efforts in 1999, two distinct spots tested positive for blood. Unfortunately, because of the inability to pursue DNA testing at the time, it's unclear who the blood belongs to.

Lincoln's wound did not bleed a lot and he slumped over, unconscious in the chair. One of the president's guests that evening, Major Henry Rathbone was stabbed severely as he tried to prevent Booth from escaping. He bled profusely.


You'll find the article here: http://www.detroitnews.com/story/enterta.../25494961/