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Lincoln's inauguration speech
"fondly do we hope..." viewing from the stands is John Wilkes Booth -
Union Victory
The North celebrated the fall of Richmond. THe people built bonfires, walked in parades, and sang "Dixie" -
surrender
Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrendered to union General Grant Appomattox. Booth wanders the streets in despair -
humorous speech
from the Executive Mansion pres Lincoln askes the band to play "Dixie" -
Torchlight Parade
on the Executive Mansion driveway thousands of people came to celebrate with bands and banners. -
Washington celebrated the end of the war.
the whole city was glowing with candlelights, torches, gaslights, and fireworks. -
Confederacy is dead
HIs cause was lost and dreams and glory were over. -
booth proposes lincoln's assassination
booth conspires with george atzerodt, lewis powell, david herold, to murder the president, vice president, and secretary of state. -
fords theater
at 10 pm john wilkes booth shot lincoln in the head. john wilkes booth jumped off of the balcony and ran off of the stage. -
wilkes booth is cornered
the soldiers set the barn on fir to flush booth of the barn he got shot in the back of the neck paralyzing him, they captured him and he later died.