The student news site of Eastern Illinois University in Charleston, Illinois.

The Daily Eastern News

The student news site of Eastern Illinois University in Charleston, Illinois.

The Daily Eastern News

The student news site of Eastern Illinois University in Charleston, Illinois.

The Daily Eastern News

Chuck Trent, a pastor at the Otterbein United Methodist Church, portrayed Abraham Lincoln Wednesday at the Coles County Fairground. Trent stands next to the Lincoln statue while reading sections of Lincolns speeches and some famous quotes from his life.

Reenactment revives Lincoln Funeral Train in Charleston

Mackenzie Freund, City Editor May 6, 2015

Black and green hand-stitched curtains lined the inside and outside of the car, while a casket sat inside where the original once did in Lincoln’s Funeral Train. The Lincoln Funeral Train came to...

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