Editing Abraham Lincoln (section)

==== Funeral and burial ====
{{Main|State funeral of Abraham Lincoln}}
From April 19 to 20, Lincoln lay in state, first in the [[White House]] and then in the [[United States Capitol rotunda|Capitol rotunda]].{{sfn|Burlingame|2008|loc=v. 2 p. 820}} The caskets containing Lincoln's body and the body of his third son [[William Wallace Lincoln|Willie]] then traveled for two weeks on a [[State funeral of Abraham Lincoln#Funeral train to Springfield, Illinois|funeral train]] following a circuitous route from Washington D.C. to Springfield, Illinois, stopping at many cities for memorials attended by hundreds of thousands.{{sfn|Burlingame|2008|loc=v. 2 pp. 822&ndash;825}} Many others gathered along the tracks as the train passed with bands, bonfires, and hymn singing or in silent grief.{{sfnm|Burlingame|2008|1loc=v. 2 p. 822|Goodrich|2005|2pp=231–238}} Historians emphasized the widespread shock and sorrow, but noted that some Lincoln haters celebrated his death.{{sfn|Hodes|2015|pp=84, 86, 96–97}} Poet [[Walt Whitman]] composed "[[When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom'd]]" to eulogize Lincoln.{{sfn|Peck|2015|pp=118–123}} Lincoln's body was buried at [[Oak Ridge Cemetery]] in Springfield and now lies within the [[Lincoln Tomb]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Survey of historic sites and buildings – Lincoln Tomb, Illinois |url=http://www.nps.gov/history/history/online_books/Presidents/site19.htm |publisher=U.S. National Park Service |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090830182658/http://www.nps.gov/history/history/online_books/Presidents/site19.htm |archivedate=August 30, 2009 |url-status=dead|accessdate=May 4, 2025}}</ref>