Editing Jefferson Davis (section)

===Funeral and reburial===
Davis's body lay in state at the [[Gallier Hall|New Orleans City Hall]] from December 7 to 11. Davis's funeral was one of the largest held in the South; over 200,000 mourners were estimated to have attended.{{sfn|Davis|1991|p=705}} The coffin was transported on a two-mile journey to the cemetery in a modified, four-wheeled [[limbers and caissons|caisson]] to emphasize his role as a military hero. Davis was buried according to the Episcopal rites and a brief eulogy was pronounced by Bishop [[John Nicholas Galleher]].{{sfn|Collins|2005|p=73–77}}

After Davis's funeral, various Southern states requested to be the final resting site for Davis's remains.{{sfn|Davis|1991|p=705}} Varina decided that Davis should be buried in Richmond, which she saw as the appropriate resting place for dead Confederate heroes.{{sfn|Collins|2005|p=93}} She chose [[Hollywood Cemetery (Richmond, Virginia)|Hollywood Cemetery]]. In May 1893, Davis's remains traveled from New Orleans to Richmond. Along the way, the train stopped at various cities, receiving military honors and visits from governors, and the coffin was allowed to lie in state in three state capitols: Montgomery, Alabama; Atlanta, Georgia; and [[Raleigh, North Carolina]].{{sfn|Collins|2005|pp=95–98}} When Davis was reburied, his children were reinterred on the site as Varina requested,{{sfn|Collins|2005|p=122}} and, when Varina died in 1906, she was buried beside him.{{sfn|Bleser|1999|p=39}}