Stealing Lincoln's Body
- Media type
- Film
Stealing Lincoln's Body · Stealing Lincoln's Body · MOVIE
History, Documentary 2009
About this title
A band of Chicago counterfeiters hatched a plot to steal the President's body from its tomb outside Springfield, Illinois, and hold it for a ransom of $200,000. The story shows how important this beloved President remained to a public so unprepared for his violent death in 1865.