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e Capitol Dome is a quarterly publication of the U.S. Capitol Historical Society, 200 Maryland, Ave., NE, Washington, DC 20002 P: (202) 543-8919 F: (202) 544-8244 Catalog Orders: (800) 887-9318 email: uschs@uschs.org on the web: www.uschs.org Chief Historian: William diGiacomantonio Editor: Lauren Borchard Designer: Diana E. Wailes Printer: HBP, Inc. All uncredited photos are courtesy of the U.S. Capitol Historical Society. e U.S. Capitol Historical Society is a nonpartisan, nonprofit, 501(c)3 educational organization. To help support its public pro- gramming, visit www.uschs.org. USCHS BOARD OF TRUSTEES Hon. Kenneth Bentsen, Jr. Hon. Roy Blunt Ken Bowling, Ph.D. Nicholas E. Calio Sean Callinicos Donald G. Carlson Hon. E. omas Coleman L. Neale Cosby Scott Cosby George C. "Bud" Garikes Mary Moore Hamrick Hon. Richard Holwill Tim Keating Hon. Dirk Kempthorne Hon. John B. Larson Jennifer LaTourette Rob Lively Brett Loper Tamera Luzzatto Norm Ornstein Craig Purser David Regan Cokie Roberts Hon. Ron Sarasin Matthew Shay Mark Shields William G. Sutton, CAE Hon. Ellen O'Kane Tauscher James A. urber, Ph.D. Connie Tipton Hon. John C. Tuck Hon. Tom Udall Mark Valente III J. Dennis Molloy (counsel) Contents A Curious Removal: Leta Myers Smart, e Rescue, and e Discovery of America by C. Joseph Genetin-Pilawa...................................................2 "A Sacred Effort": Abraham Lincoln's Second Inaugural at the United States Capitol by Donald R. Kennon............................................................10 "e Greatest Pageant Ever Tendered": Reporting Lincoln's Funeral, Procession, and Services at the Capitol by Jane Armstrong Hudiburg.................................................20 Remembering Abraham Lincoln in the Nation's Capital by Mark N. Ozer...................................................................28 2014 Donor List..........................................................................34 Society News................................................................................38 Marketplace..................................................................................44 Cover: Allyn Cox's "Lincoln's Second Inaugural" is part of the Great Experiment Hall in the Cox Corridors on the House side of the Capitol. e main figures include (from left to right) Vice President Andrew Johnson, President Abraham Lincoln, and Chief Justice Salmon P. Chase. UNITED STATES CAPITOL ----------- HISTORICAL SOCIETY THE CAPITOL DOME 1