[306][k] Stanton saluted and said, "Now he belongs to the ages."[311][l] Lincoln's body was placed in a flag-wrapped coffin, which was loaded into a hearse and escorted to the White House by Union soldiers.[312] President Johnson was sworn in later that same day.[313]
Two weeks later, Booth, refusing to surrender, was tracked to a farm in Virginia, and was mortally shot by Sergeant Boston Corbett and died on April 26. Secretary of War Stanton had issued orders that Booth be taken alive, so Corbett was initially arrested to be court martialed. After a brief interview, Stanton declared him a patriot and dismissed the charge.[314]

Funeral and burial
This funeral train, called the Lincoln Special, carried Lincoln's body on the three week trip from Washington, D.C. to Springfield, Illinois. Along the way, it was met by hundreds of thousands of American mourners.
Main article: Funeral and burial of Abraham Lincoln
The late President lay in state, first in the East Room of the White House, and then in the Capitol Rotunda from April 19 through April 21. 