The March 7th Indianapolis (In) Star reported that three days earlier, the Indiana History Bureau dedicated a new marker outside the Statehouse to commemorate where Lincoln's body rested in the rotunda of the old state capitol on its trip back to Springfield, Illinois.
Some Indiana Connection to the War.
Oliver P. Morton was the war governor of Indiana, and the first Republican one. When the call for volunteers went out in 1861, Indiana exceeded its quota three times. His home is still in Centerville on US-40.
Schuyler Colfax was the Speaker of the US House and a major Lincoln-backer. On April 14, 1865, he called on Lincoln at the White House and was invited to go to Ford's Theater, but declined. Later, he accompanied the funeral train to Indianapolis. His home in South Bend no longer exists.
"Indiana Wants Me, Lord I Can't Go Back There." --B-R'er
The Battle of Fort Fisher, N.C.
