staab, representing the staab family of springfield, illinois, usa. i am a funeral director. not a historian. even though i have devoted hundreds of hours in researching this topic that i am very passionate about. a historic moment in time, about 150 years ago today, at 7:22 a.m., abraham lincoln was officially pronounced dead, news that shocked the nation. president lincoln was the first american president ever assassinated. president lincoln's body was carried hundreds of miles by train, passing through more than 100 cities, with formal ceremonies in 12 cities, finally arriving here to his home in springfield. millions of people witnessed -- 7 million to be exact, estimated, the procession or viewed -- approximately one million viewed -- the body firsthand. remember, no tv broadcasts or radio. that is about 25% of the nation witnessed personally. in fact, in this very room, is where his body lay before being taken to its final place of honor. this is the same room that abraham lincoln served the last of his four terms as legislator and delivered his house divided speech. af

what you're looking at now, a live picture from oak ridge cemetery in springfield illinois, for the 150th anniversary of president abe ham lincoln's funeral. richard hart on the screen, joining us from the cemetery a springfield resident and an author. your book is "lincoln's springfield: the funeral of abe ham lincoln," tell us what we'll see today. what's going to happen there behind you and all around you this afternoon? >> well thank you. well today you're going to see a reenactment of the funeral of abraham lincoln in springfield 150 years ago. and it started on the square downtown, and it will take probably a half an hour for the procession to reach oak ridge cemetery which is on the north side of springfield, and that procession will be a reconstruction or reenactment of lincoln's actual funeral. so there will be a number of divisions with re-enactors in those divisions. you'll actually see a replication of the funeral hearse that was put together by a local funeral home. i believe you're going to see a horse, which would have been abraham lincoln's horse bob, led by an african ame

. >> may 4 mark the 150th anniversary of president abraham lincoln's funeral in springfield, illinois. coming up on "american history tv," coverage of the re-created funeral procession in the sight of lincoln's resting place. first we take you to springfield train station, where lincoln's funeral train arrived may 3 1865 after it seven state journey from washington dc -- from washington, d.c. this is about 15 minutes. >> we are here at the train station in springfield illinois, where the trains run to chicago. originally from chicago to st. louis through springfield. trains that were frequent reviews by lincoln as he grew his practice in chicago, illinois. and his political appearances in chicago. springfield was his hometown. he came here and 1837. he was in new salem, a little village outside of springfield. he tried a bunch of professions. a surveyor, storekeeper. he finally decided to become a lawyer and came to springfield to practice law. he spent his entire career as a lawyer in springfield. this was the state capital because of lincoln. he got the state capital moved to spring

. >> may 4 marked the 150th anniversary of president abe ham lincoln's funeral in springfield, illinois. coming up on american history tv here on c-span3, a procession and ceremony reenactment in oak ridge cemetery, the site of lincoln's resting place. but first to springfield's train station where lincoln's funeral trape arrived on may 3rd 1865, after a seven-state journey from washington, d.c. we'll learn about the trip and the stops it made along the way. this is 15 minutes. >> we're here at the train station in springfield, illinois, where the trains run from -- to chicago, originally from chicago to st. louis through springfield. trains that frequently were used by lincoln as he grew his practice in chicago, illinois. and for political appearances in chicago. springfield was his hometown. he came here in 1837, and he was in new salem a little village outside of springfield. and he was -- tried a bunch of professions. he was a surveyor he was a store keeper. finally, he decided to become a lawyer, and he came into springfield to practice law. he spent his entire career as a lawyer i

this is 15 minutes. >>> we're here at the train station in springfield, illinois where the trains run from -- to chicago, originally from dhaug to st. louis through ns tha springfield. trains that frequently were used by lincoln as he grew his practice in chicago illinois. for political appearances in s chicago. springfield was his hometown. ca he came here in 1837. he was in new salem, a little ide of village outside of springfield.d and he was -- tried a bunch of professions. he was is surveyor storekeeper, finally he decided to become a lawyer and he came into his springfield to practice law. he spent his entire career as a spri lawyer in springfield. this was the state capitol . because of lincoln he got the state capitol moved to pica springfield. and then typical of lincoln, he to gets the state capitol moved to where he's going to practice law which didn't hurt his law practice at all. that's why springfield was so special to him. this is also the place to which his body came back after the assassination on the 14th of april, 1865. as you know, john wilkes booth shot him at 10:

willie, were placed at the time of the lincoln funeral. >> why was president lincoln buried in springfield, illinois? >> this was his home for 24 years before he went to washington, d.c. only a short time before he left springfield, oak ridge cemetery was created. mary and abraham lincoln were present on the day the cemetery was dedicated and all of the dedicatory speeches were made. the apocryphal story is that on the way home, abraham lincoln said to mary that " this is where i would like to be buried." >> you mentioned mary todd lincoln. yet she did not attend the funeral in springfield. she did not leave washington, d.c., and travel with the train to springfield. why is that? richard: mary todd lincoln's life was one -- she had to face many, many tragedies and this was perhaps the greatest of all . her husband being assassinated next to her. and she was rightfully devastated by that. and was just not emotionally capable of making that trip. back to springfield. her son, robert todd lincoln was there with her. and he did, to springfield for the funeral. >> if you look on your screen there, we see

capitol until was moved into attaining -- a train car to begin the journey to his home town of springfield, illinoislincoln's funeral was held on may 4, 1865. his coffin placed in a no-name hearse was taken in a procession from downtown springfield to oak ridge cemetery. up next, funeral director p.j. stop talks about the effort to re-create the hearse that kerry lincoln's body to his grave site. he discusses the 1865 funeral as the research that went into duplicating the original hearse which was destroyed in the early 20th century. the illinois historical privatization agency -- preservation agency hosted this 50 minute event. p.j.: a way to remember educate, and heal. i want to tell a story about a brief an interesting story, a summary of what has taken place in the last 18 months -- the abraham lincoln hearse build. to remember, thank you president lincoln for affording us a reason to remember. to educate, thank you, elizabeth simpsons president of the old state capitol foundation to afford us and reach to me last december for the opportunity to speak to this evening. to heal -- thank you, katie

hart, why was president lincoln buried in springfield illinois? >> well, this was his home for 24 years before he went to washington d.c. and only a short time before he left springfield, oak ridge cemetery was created. and mary and abraham lincoln were present on the day that the cemetery was dedicated and all on of the speeches were made. and the story is that on the way home abraham lincoln said to mary that this is where i'd likeoln. to be buried. >> you mention mary todd lincolneave w and yetas she didn't attend the funeral in spring field. she didn't leave washington d.c.ha andt? travel with the train up to springfield. why is that? >> well, mary todd lincoln's a lifeny was one that -- she had to l face many, many tragedies. and this was perhaps the greatest of all. her husband, being assassinated she wa next tos her. and she was rightfully devastated by that. and was just not emotionally capable of making that trip back to springfield. her son, robert todd lincoln was there with her. and he did come to springfield >> i for thf e funeral. >>

his funeral on may 4 in springfield, illinois. what happened in the intervening time? what was going on in a couple of weeks back in 1865? those days during the time of his assassination in return and burial in springfield are kind of somewhat the subject of the book i have here, it was still with a lot of distress to the nation as to what was occurring. as far as lincoln's body, it was taken to the white house, it was autopsied and involved. -- and him bald -- there were viewings there and it was taken to the train station and laced in a cattle car owned one of the railroads, a car for the director of that railroad. the funeral train left washington dc and had a number of people on the train. some of them had actually taken the train with lincoln from springfield to washington, d.c. in 1861. the train made a very long long journey from washington, d.c. to springfield and went through some of the major cities in the east. there were large tributes to lincoln in new york city. the story is teddy roosevelt watched the procession from one of the windows. the train supposed

his funeral on may 4 in springfield, illinois. what happened in the intervening time? what was going on in a couple of weeks back in 1865? those days during the time of his assassination in return and burial in springfield are kind of somewhat the subject of the book i have here, it was still with a lot of distress to the nation as to what was occurring. as far as lincoln's body, it was taken to the white house, it was autopsied and involved. -- and him bald -- there were viewings there and it was taken to the train station and laced in a cattle car owned one of the railroads, a car for the director of that railroad. the funeral train left washington dc and had a number of people on the train. some of them had actually taken the train with lincoln from springfield to washington, d.c. in 1861. the train made a very long long journey from washington, d.c. to springfield and went through some of the major cities in the east. there were large tributes to lincoln in new york city. the story is teddy roosevelt watched the procession from one of the windows. the train supposed

springfield. the president was buried on may 4 in oak ridge cemetery in springville, illinois. sarah jencks: but many people say that these funerals were not just for president lincoln. they also represented the mourning of the boys and men who never got their own funerals because they lay dying or buried in the battlefields around the country. and if so, president lincoln's funeral was for more than just president lincoln in many ways. david mckenzie: now, right after lincoln's death he became for many a martyr. let's not forget, lincoln was assassinated on good friday. so many ministers made comparisons between lincoln and christ. also, a lot of rabbis brought up the fact that this is occurring -- this was right during passover. we are working with the archives -- the american jewish archives for translated sermons that were previously available just in german and putting that on the remembering lincoln site. a series of cards -- images -- came out showing lincoln a -- ascending into heaven. sarah jencks: this is the other side of the coin. we have documentation of the funera

the president was buried on may the 4th in oakridge cemetery in springfield, illinois. >> but many people say that this -- his funeral -- these funerals were not just for president lincoln, but they also represented the mourning of the many boys and men who never got their own funerals because they lay dying or buried in the battlefields around the country and so president lincoln's funeral was for more than just lincoln in many ways. >> now after lincoln's death, of course, he was a martyr. musten forget he was assassinated on good friday so that sunday they made comparisons between lincoln and christ with that sunday being easter. also, a lot of rabbis brought up the fact this was during passover. working with the american jewish archives who translated some sermons that were previously available just in german and are putting them on the remembering lincoln site. now, also, a series of cards came out, series of images showing lincoln ascending into help. >> this is the other side of the coin, so to speak we have documentation of the funerals that really happened and then we have we hav

lincoln's funeral train as it made its way from washington dc to its final resting place in springfield illinois. today on american history tv we're live in oak ridge cemetery to commemorate t abraham lincoln's funeral with actors speeches musical performances, as well as historians and others. also on c-span this weekend tonight at 8:00, the festivities of the state visit of japanese prime minister, including his arrival at the white house and the toast in his honor. at 10:30 on sunday, oral arguments on same-sex marriage. on c-span two's booktv, tonight at 10:00 on "afterwards," peter slevin looks at michelle obama. and sunday at noon on "in-depth," author jon ronson. join the conversation with jon ronson. we will also be taking your phone calls, e-mails, facebook comments and tweets. get the complete schedule at c-span.org. >> the new congressional direct

train as it made its way from washington dc to its final resting place in springfield illinois. we live from oak ridge cemetery in springfield to commemorate the anniversary of president lincoln's funeral. with over 1000 reenactors, and every creation of the eulogy, speeches, and performances. and a tour of the newly re-created lincoln funeral car. also on c-span this weekend, the festivities of the state visit of the japanese prime minister, including his arrival at the white house and the post at the dinner -- and the toast at the dinner in his honor. and the oral arguments on same-sex marriage, whether the 14th amendment requires a state to license a marriage between two people of the same sex. and tonight at 10:00, author peter slevin looks at the life of our first lady, michelle obama, from childhood through the white house. and our live, three-hour conversation with jon ronson, who has written many books including, "so, you have been publicly shamed." join the conversation with jon ronson, who will also be taking your phone calls e-mail, facebook comments, and tweets. >> al

do is final resting place in springfield, illinois. this sunday afternoon on c-span3, we are alive from oak ridge cemetery to commemorate the anniversary of resident lincoln's funeral with over 1000 reenactors and every creation of the 1865 eulogy, speeches, and musical performances. historians and authors and a tour of the newly re-created lincoln funeral car. also this weekend tonight at 8:00, the festivities of the state visit of japanese prime minister including his arrival at the white house and the toast at the dinner in his honor. sunday morning, the supreme court has arguments on the issue of same-sex marriage. on c-span two this weekend tonight at 10:00, peter's love and looks at the life of our first lady. sunday at noon, our live three-hour conversation with jon ronson, who has written many books. join the conversation. we will also be taking your phone calls e-mails, facebook,, tweets. get the full schedule at www.c-span.org. >> up next, national park service ranger we can hallow -- lincoln hallowell. miss how low argues th

american history tv, we will be live from oak ridge cemetery in springfield, illinois, for a reenactment of president lincoln's funeral, 150 years later. we will begin at 2:30 eastern as a procession every and actors at the ceremony. and we will have live coverage from 4:00 to 5:00 p.m. eastern for the funeral, including the eulogy, speeches, musical performances, and 36 cannon salute from the 1865 service. president lincoln's funeral, 150 years later, sunday at 2:30 p.m. eastern on c-span3. >> all weekend american history tv is featuring topeka, kansas. in 1951, the naacp filed a case on behalf of parents with children enrolled in topeka's public schools for african-americans. this led to the landmark u.s. supreme court decision in brown versus board of education, which ruled that segregated public schools were unconstitutional. hosted by our cox comedic haitian's cable partners, c-span city tour staff recently visited many sites showcasing the city's history. learn more about topeka all weekend, here on american history tv. >> in 1854, all eyes were on kansas. congress had passed a law

on a funeral train, en route to his hometown in springfield, illinois. one of the stops was baltimore maryland. the we visit baltimore's bno railroad b --&o -- b&o railroad museum. an actor plays lincoln. he discusses his upbringing in role kentucky and reflects on his career. this is about 45 minutes. lincoln: ladies and gentlemen my friends and fellow citizens i am very pleased to have this opportunity to be with you this afternoon. and i am highly gratified that we can meet together this day not in sorrow, but with gladness of heart. surely, the evacuation of petersburg and richmond, the surrender of the principal insurgent armies, has given all of us hope that we are going to see a righteous and speedy peace , whose joyous expression can hardly any longer be restrained. it was nearly a week after the signal news of the surrender at appomattox was received that i said to mrs. lincoln finally after all of these days, i am beginning to feel like all this is over. we attended theater just before easter. but in the midst of all of the celebrations, certai

it was a question about the lincoln library in springfield illinois. question? >> she was talking about really how so many people over the years, including walt disney, had tried to carry on the life of lincoln and bring him to life to people who obviously were not around when he was here in 1865. >> yes. well, i very much like that walt disney figure. disney called it an audio figure of lincoln that he created for the new york world's fair of 1963 and proved tremendously popular so he made it a permanent attraction at disneyland. of course, now at disney world, at the hall of presidents, there's moving and talking presidents. i'm a big believer in getting history to people in all kinds of ways. some historians scoff but i enjoy t i enjoy it. i think it's a great way to reach people and walt disney had a real role in popularizing lincoln. i'm all for that. and also with the libraries and the museum exhibits, here at ford theatre, we brought together relics that haven't been in place in the last 150 years. i think more people will see relics and objects

lincoln's funeral train as it made its way from washington, d.c., to this final resting place in springfield, illinois. this sunday afternoon at 2:30 on "american history tv" on c-span3 , we are alive to commemorate the anniversary of president lincoln's funeral, with over 1000 reenactors and the re-creation of the 1865 eulogy speeches and musical performances, as well as historians and authors on the funeral journey and a tour of the newly re-created lincoln funeral car. also on c-span this weekend, tonight at 8:00, the festivities of the state visit of japanese prime minister shinzo abe including his arrival at the white house and his toast in his honor at the dinner. the supreme court oral's argument -- oral arguments on whether the 14th amendment requires the state to license a marriage between two people of the same sex. on c-span2's "the tv," author peter slavin looks at the life of our first lady to show obama. on sunday at noon on "in-depth," are live three-hour conversation with documentary filmmaker and not their jon ronson who has written many books including "so you have been publicly sham

to his final resting place in springfield, illinois. this sunday afternoon at 2:30 p.m. on c-span three, we are live from oak ridge cemetery in springfield to commemorate the anniversary of president lincoln's funeral with over 1000 reenactors and every creation of the 1865 eulogy speeches, and musical performances as well as historians and authors on the funeral journey and a tour of the newly re-created lincoln funeral car. also on the festivities of the state visit of japanese prime minister shinzo abe abe including his arrival at the white house. sunday morning at 10:30 a.m., the supreme court of united states oral arguments on the issue of same-sex marriage on whether the 14th amendment requires a state to license a marriage between two people of the same sex. on c-span twos book tv this weekend, tonight at 10:00 author peter slevin looks at the life of our first lady, michelle obama from childhood through the white house. sunday at noon, our live three or conversation with documentary film maker and author jon ronson who has written many books including " so you bee

this is 15 minutes. >> we're here at the train station in springfield, illinois, where the trains run from -- to chicago, originally from chicago to st. louis through springfield. trains that frequently were used by lin

springfield. you are watching american history tv on c-span3. picture from oak ridge cemetery from revealed illinois, where the 150th anniversary of president aber cap -- president abraham we can pause euro. with us is richard hart, a springfield resident and author.

anniversary of president loepg lincoln's funeral in springfield, illinois, where the train arrived, and learn about the seven state journey from washington, d.c. we'll show you a funeral procession and ceremony reenactment at oakridge cemetery cemetery, the site of lincoln's resting place. that begins thursday at 8:00 eastern on c-span3. >>> this sunday night at 8:00 eastern on "first ladies: influence and image," we'll look into the personal lives of three first ladies. sarah polk had a strong belief in politics helping jameis make political decisions. margaret taylor was opposed to her husband's nomination for president, and he enjoyed telling people she prayed for the opponent to win. as a teacher, phil more was the first to have a profession and began efforts to establish the first white house library. sarah, margaret, and abigail sunday night at 8:00 eastern on first ladies examining the public and private lives of those who influenced the presidency from martha washington to michelle obama on c-span3. c-span's new book, "firstly ladies: presidential historians on the live of 45 ic

hundreds today retracing abraham lincoln's funeral procession in springfield, illinois. costume, marking the 150th anniversary. many actual descendants of those who accompanied lincoln's coffin in 1865. lincoln's funeral is said to have been the largest public event at that point in u.s. history. about a third of the population held memorials. >>> and to a very 21st century public effort to track down this man, kissing a woman two weeks ago at the boston marathon. she says it was a dare to kiss a handsome stranger, saying that kiss gave her wings in her shoes to finish the race. now, the race is on for the woman's daughters, who want to track him down. they think these strangers made a nice-looking couple. i think so, too. >>> and when we come back, one of the most anticipated arrivals on the planet makes her royal debut. not even a day old, the big shoes that britain's newest princess is already starting to fill. princess is already starting to fill. super poligrip seals out more food particles. so your food won't get stuck and you can enjoy every single bite. eat loud,

i went to the second grade in springfield, illinois. went to the third grade and cold water, kansas. i would meet people, really good friends, and then we would leave. that happened all during my life, and after i got back to rockwall, graduated high school, i pipelined, and i would meet people. the pipeline job would be over i would go back to texas, they would go back to california or wherever they were from, and then the war came along, and i joined in, and i had the cadets that i lived with for 60 or 90 days at a base, and then they would be sent somewhere else. it's a matter of meeting them liking them, leaving them. the same thing happened during the war. you were stationed with guys. my wingman were my best men. my marriage in pensacola the day we got our wings -- we were -- they were all my best men. they went different directions some of them got killed, some died. the war was over, i came back, went to school. you graduate, they all go back to their hometown. seems like my whole life has been a life of meeting people, really l

with programs commemorating the 150th anniversary of president loepg lincoln's funeral in springfield, illinois, where the train arrived, and learn about the seven state journey from washington, d.c. we'll show you a funeral procession and ceremony reenactment at oakridge cemetery cemetery, the site of lincoln's resting place. that begins thursday at 8:00 eastern on c-span3. >>> this sunday night at 8:00 eastern on "first ladies: influence and image," we'll look into the personal lives of three first ladies. sarah polk had a strong belief in politics helping jameis make political decisions. margaret taylor was opposed to her husband's nomination for president, and he enjoyed telling people she prayed for the opponent to win. as a teacher, phil more was the first to have a profession and

applause] >> sunday on american history tv on c-span3, we will be live from oak ridge cemetery in springfield, illinois, for a reenactment of president lincoln's free 150 years later. we will have live coverage from 4:00 p.m. until 5:30 p.m. including the eulogy, speeches, musical performances and 36-cannon salute. president lincoln's funeral, 150 years later, sunday at 2:30 p.m. eastern on c-span3. >> all weekend long, american history tv is featuring to be good, cancers. bleeding kansas refers to a series of confrontations one the border of the kansas territory and missouri the between 1864 -- 1854 and 1861. it helps established the guy as a major force in -- topeka as a major force in the area. learn more about to become all weekend here on american history tv. >> wi-lan to be good, we spoke with republican governor sam brownback in the governor's mansion. >> is there an era or event that interests or resonates with you? governor brownback: a lot of them do. probably the period th

on a funeral train, en route to his hometown in springfield, illinois. one of the stops was baltimore maryland. the we visit baltimore's bno railroad b --&o -- b&o railroad museum. an actor plays lincoln. he discusses his upbringing in role kentucky and reflects on his career. this is about 45 minutes. lincoln: ladies and gentlemen my friends and fellow citizens i am very pleased to have this opportunity to be with you this afternoon. and i am highly gratified that we can meet together this day not in sorrow, but with gladness of heart.

step back in time 150 years ago, the 16th president of the united states was laid to rest in springfield, illinoishered to pay tribute to abraham lincoln who pushed the u.s. toward the abolition of slavery. 1250 reenactors retraced the route to the old capitol square. he was assassinated on april 15th 1865 by john will x booth. >>> survivors are still being pulled from the rubble in nepal a full week of that devastating earthquake hit. but the search and recuse missions are getting more dire. worries rise about the spread of disease. hello, will. >> hi. as of this morning, we know that more than 7,200 people have died in the wake of this earthquake. authorities in nepal anticipate that the death toll is only going to get much higher. at the same time millions of people are homeless right now and the united nations says that at least 3 million need food. while aid is pouring in from across the globe, one big issue is it's not getting to the victims quickly enough. that's because the number of villages that authorities know have been destroyed, they simply can't get there because there's so much dam

. >> hundreds of people gathered in springfield, illinois, saturday to kick off the reenactment of abrahameral procession. the day began at the city's amtrak station with a reconstruction of the funeral train car paul bearers and honor guard. events leading up to this weekend began on april 15th the same day 150 years ago when lincoln was assassinated. those who attended said it's like being at the real thing. >> very moving for me. even though i know it's pretend it was a very moving experience. >> get to engage to learn your history and see why -- how our country shaped. >> the event has drawn huge crowds to the city. another reenactment will take place today. >>> brand new app apparently making kids squirm and giving parents a sense of relief. it is called parent watch and it gives mom or dad or any guardian the full power to lock their children's cell phones wherever they want. the app allows parents to shut down a phone down any time they want including for scheduled hours of school which makes sense texting and doing that during school hours or doing homework time or during bedtime.

to springfield, illinois. this afternoon we're live from oak ridge cemetery in springfield to commemorate the anniversary of president lincoln's funeral with over 1,000 reenactors and a recreation of the 1865 useology speakers and performances and a tour of the newly recreated lincoln funeral car. on c-span this weekend,ton at 8:00, the festivities of the state visit of japanese president shinzo abe including his arrival at the white house and the toast at the dinner in his honor. and the supreme court of the united states oral arguments on the issue of same-sex marriage on whether the 14th amendment requires the state to license a marriage between two people of the same-sex. and tonight at 10:00, author peter slevin looks at the life of our first lady michelle obama from childhood to the white house. and our live three-hour conversation with author john ronson. join the conversation with jon ronson who will also be taking your phone calls, email, facebook comments and tweets. get the complete schedule at c-spa

lincoln's funeral train as it made its way from washington, d.c., to this final resting place in springfield, illinois. this sunday afternoon at 2:30 on "american history tv" on c-span3 , we are alive to commemorate the anniversary of president lincoln's funeral, with over 1000 reenactors and the re-creation of the 1865 eulogy speeches and musical performances, as well as historians and authors on the funeral journey and a tour of the newly re-created lincoln funeral car. also on c-span this weekend, tonight at 8:00, the festivities of the state visit of japanese prime minister shinzo abe including his arrival at the white house and his toast in his honor at the dinner. the supreme court oral's argument -- oral arguments on

young illinois politician, lincoln, delivers his first major speech in his new hometown of springfield illinois to condemn the horrors that had befallen black and white lovers of freedom in the northwest. >> freedom! it was a moment of the highest excitement i've ever experienced. i felt like one who had escaped a den of lions. this state of mind, however, very soon subside, and i was, again, seized with a feeling of great insecurity and loneliness. i was yet liable to be taken back and subjected to all the tortures of slavery. this, in itself was enough to damp the order of my enthusiasm. the model i adopted was this. trust no man. to understand imagine yourself a fugitive slave in a strange land. a land given up to be the hunting ground for slave holders. whose inhabitants are legalized kidnappers, where he is without home or friend, without money or credit wanting shelter and no one to give it, wanting bread and no money to buy it. in the midst of plenty yet suffering terrible hunger, in the midst of houses, yet having no home. among fellow men, yet feeling as if in the midst of wild beasts.

hundreds of people gathering in springfield illinois today to kick off the reenactment of abraham lincoln'sn the day beginning at the city's amtrak station with a reconstruction of the funeral train car paul bearers and honor guards. the events beginning back on april 15th the same day 150 years ago when lincoln was assassinateed. both attending today is like being at the real thing. >> it's very moving. even though i think it's pretend it's a very moving experience. >> you get to engage to learn your history and see why -- how our country shaped. >> the event drawing huge crowned to the city. another react many will make tase tomorrow. >>> a teen girl in texas is hoping to change a few prom rules at her school. 17-year-old brook says she hopes to be on stage at the end of the night not as prom queen but as prom king. many of her classmates supported her goal and nominateed her as candidate king. brook's dreams of being prom queen almost didn't make it to the balance lost the school's director told her only boys can run for king that is until she heard all the pleas from the student body. >

lincoln's funeral train as it made its way from washington, d.c., to his final resting place in springfield, illinois. this sunday afternoon at 2:30 on american history tv, we are live from oak ridge cemetery in springfield to commemorate the anniversary of resident lincoln's funeral with over one thousand reenactors and every creation of the 1865 eulogy speeches, and musical performances as well as historians and authors on the musical journey and a tour of the newly re-created lincoln funeral car. also on c-span this weekend, the festivities of the japanese prime minister, including his arrival at the white house and a toast at the dinner at the white house in honor of his arrival. that oral arguments on the issue of same-sex marriage and of the or teens amendment requires a state to license a marriage between two people of the same sex. on "booktv" this weekend, author peter slevin looks at the life of our first lady from childhood through the white house. sunday at noon, our life three-hour conversation with a documentary filmmaker and author who has written many books including "so you and publi

lincoln made what is probably the most extraordinary train journey in american history, home to springfield, illinois. >> people traveled for miles over rugged country just to see the train that carried the body of president lincoln. >> robert reed wrote and account of lincoln's funeral train. >> they got in that horse drawn wagons, they got on horseback. they walked. these weren't interstates, these were very primitive paths to the rail track. >> reporter: the train carried not just lincoln's body but that of his 11-year-old son willie who had died of typhoid fever in 1862. it left washington on april 21st, 1865. its route covering nearly 1,700 miles. >> it stopped in state capitals and major cities such as philadelphia, new york, cleveland, chicago, but avoided in places where confederate sympathizers might have made trouble. >> the presidential car was under construction at the time of the assassination. it was almost concluded. it was more or less what we considered the air force one of today. but when the assassination occurred, there was a dramatic change in the, and they tore all the inside st

lincoln's funeral train as it made his way from washington dc to its final resting place in springfield, illinois. the sunday afternoon at 2:30 on c-span 3, we are live from oak ridge cemetery in springfield to commemorate the anniversary of president lincoln's funeral with a re-create and of the 1865 eulogy speeches, and musical performances, as well as historians and authors on the funeral journey. also on c-span this weekend tonight at 8:00, the festivities of the state visit of japanese prime minister shinzo abe including the arrival of the white house and the toast at the dinner in his honor. the supreme court of the united states oral arguments on same-sex marriages, on whether the 14th amendment requires states to recognize the license of same-sex marriages. later, we look at the life of our first lady michelle obama. our live three-hour conversation with author jon ronson, who has written many books