Graverobbery

A Little Known Abe Lincoln Story: In 1876, Graverobbers Tried to Steal the Dead President's Body

Jesse Kornbluth | Posted 02.13.2009 | Entertainment


Jesse Kornbluth

There were clowns addled enough, on Election Night of 1876, to try and steal Abraham Lincoln from his sarcophagus in the Lincoln Monument at Oak Ridge Cemetery.