Exhumation
Lincoln's coffin has been moved 17 times and the coffin opened 6 times.
| Coffin placed | remarks | Coffin moved | Coffin opened |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 4, 1865 | Coffin placed in Receiving Vault. | December 21, 1865 | Yes |
| December 21, 1865 | Coffin placed in nearby special built Temporary Vault. | September 19, 1871 | Yes |
| September 19, 1871 | Coffin placed in Lincoln Tomb (still under construction), in temporary crypt in south wall. The mahogany outer coffin is replaced by a new iron casket. | October 9, 1874 | Yes |
| October 9, 1874 | Coffin placed in (original white marble) sarcophagus in Lincoln Tomb, Memorial Hall. Lincoln Tomb was dedicated Oct 15, 1874. | November 7, 1876 | |
| November 7, 1876 | Coffin partly lifted from sarcophagus during an attempted theft. The thieves only moved the coffin a few inches when they were interrupted by police. | November 8, 1876 | |
| November 8, 1876 | Coffin replaced in sarcophagus, which was then closed and sealed. | November 13, 1876 | |
| November 13, 1876 | Coffin removed to place near northeast wall, to be transported later that day. | November 13, 1876 | |
| November 13, 1876 | Coffin removed to secret location (eastside Lincoln Tomb). | November 14, 1876 | |
| November 14, 1876 | Coffin placed into wooden case at the secret location (eastside Lincoln Tomb). | November 18, 1878 | |
| November 18, 1878 | Coffin replaced to another secret location (northside Lincoln Tomb). | November 20, 1878 | Yes |
| November 20, 1878 | Lincoln was exhumed and reburied at same secret location (northside Lincoln Tomb) in response to an anonymous threat, received by the caretaker of the tomb via a postcard. Lincoln was indeed in the grave in which he was placed two days before. | April 14, 1887 | Yes |
| April 14, 1887 | Coffin removed to Memorial Hall. | April 14, 1887 | |
| April 14, 1887 | Coffin placed in newly built crypt beneath floor of Memorial Hall (Lincoln Tomb). | March 10, 1900 | |
| March 10, 1900 | Coffin removed to secret place a few yards northeast of Lincoln Tomb during tomb reconstruction, which started in 1899 and lasted 15 months. | April 24, 1901 | |
| April 24, 1901 | Coffin removed to reconstructed Lincoln Tomb. | July 10, 1901 | |
| July 10, 1901 | Coffin temporary removed to empty crypt in wall in order to build a permanent crypt under the floor of Memorial Hall. | September 26, 1901 | |
| September 26, 1901 | Coffin brought to and opened in Memorial Hall, Lincoln Tomb. | September 26, 1901 | Yes |
| September 26, 1901 | Coffin permanently placed in a steel cage, and embedded in concrete, 10 feet (3.0 m) deep under the floor of Memorial Hall. The sarcophagus in front of the place where Lincoln is finally interred is empty. The original white marble sarcophagus was replaced in 1931 by the present red granite marker. |
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