The Jefferson Davis ‘Memorial Day’ Funeral Train

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In truth, they came to remember a hope and a dream. And all across the South hundreds of thousands heard that train

 

The Jefferson Davis ‘Memorial Day’ Funeral Train

By Calvin E. Johnson Jr. -- Bio and Archives May 23, 2015

A beloved Southern President was laid to rest on Memorial Day.

Listen closely when the wind blows, and you may hear a train whistle from the distance.

Many songs have been written about the passenger trains. On Sunday, May 28, 1893, a few days before Memorial Day, a story began in New Orleans, Louisiana, that overshadowed all other events reported in the newspapers of the north and south.

 

Jefferson Davis died in 1889 and over 200,000 people witnessed his temporary burial at Metairie Cemetery in New Orleans.

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