My mother (born in 1923, now deceased) told about her uncle Bob (born in 1855) who as a boy, claims he climbed a telegraph pole to watch Lincoln’s funeral procession as it passed through Buffalo NY. We once saw a picture in the local historical museum with photos of the event - we did see a shadowy small figure on a telegraph pole in the crowd. Was it him? We like to think so!
Great story.
I’d love to see the picture!