Before the Civil War, embalming was performed mainly to preserve the body for the purpose of medical studies. There were no specific guidelines for the embalmer. Embalming was performed by those with ...
President Abraham Lincoln died on April 15th, 1865, mere hours after John Wilkes Booth inflicted the mortal gunshot wound, but his body had to survive a 19-day train ride across the country before ...
Re-enactor Richard Ryder has a macabre interest in the Civil War. It's one that allows him to spout off fun facts such as, "President Abraham Lincoln's body was embalmed multiple times as it was taken ...
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