When President Abraham Lincoln was assassinated in 1865, his body toured the United States in a funeral procession that lasted three weeks. Legend has it that, each year near the anniversary of Lincoln's final journey, a phantom train reappears and reenacts these events. This is a retelling of the legend of Lincoln's phantom train that interweaves history, folklore, and ghostlore.
When President Abraham Lincoln was assassinated in 1865, his body toured the United States in a funeral procession that lasted three weeks. Legend has it that, each year near the anniversary of Lincoln's final journey, a phantom train reappears and reenacts these events. This is a retelling of the legend of Lincoln's phantom train that interweaves history, folklore, and ghostlore.