One-hundred fifty years ago tonight - April 14, 1865 10:15 p.m. (Eastern Standard Time) - Abraham Lincoln was shot by John Wilkes Booth, while attending the play Our American Cousin with his Mrs. Lincoln at Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C.

A period of national mourning included a funeral train making stops en route to Springfield, IL. The following links document the mourning in Cleveland and Columbus:

http://clevelandhistorical.org/items/show/70#.VS0fNqYeW--

http://www.touring-ohio.com/central/columbus/statehouse-lincoln-funeral.html