In 1876, Abraham Lincoln’s body sat in an unguarded tomb in a cemetery about two miles outside of Springfield. That year, two Chicago counterfeiters hatched a plot to steal it.

In 1876, Abraham Lincoln's body lay within an aboveground white marble sarcophagus in a handsome tomb on the grounds of Springfield, Ill.'s Oak Ridge Cemetery.

Someone climbed atop Lincoln’s Tomb and cut a copper sword from the statue of a Civil War officer. Skip to content. ... but no one guards the tomb at night, Blanchette said.

That night, Tyrrell and his detectives got to the tomb first. They hid inside and waited. ... Lincoln's Tomb makes Oak Ridge Cemetery nation's second most visited .

He told the Lincoln Monument Association, local friends and peers of Lincoln’s who were in charge of the tomb. They did nothing. ... That night, Tyrrell and his detectives got to the tomb first.

It was July 3, 1876 – the eve of our country’s first centennial. Everyone in Springfield would be celebrating downtown. No one would be near Oak Ridge Cemetery. It was the perfect time to ...

He has emulated Lincoln by naming some members of the opposing political party to his cabinet. Today the 44th president returns to Springfield to mark the Lincoln bicentennial.

Seven score and two years ago at 7:22 a.m. April 15, Abraham Lincoln died. After extensive ceremonies and public viewings, from Baltimore through New York to Chicago, he was buried on May 4, 1865 ...

The flashlight beam lighted up the dark interior of Abraham Lincoln's left boot as if the inside of a tomb, ... back in time to the night in 1865 when Lincoln pulled on his boots and clomped ...

Anniversary of Abraham Lincoln's Birthday-Decorations of his Tomb. Share full article. Feb. 17, 1869. Credit... The New York Times Archives.