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Lincolns Inaguration speech
"Fondly do we hope... Viewing from the stands is John Wilkes Booth. -
Union Victory
The North celebrated the fail of Richmond. The people built bonfires, walked in parades, and sang "Dixie". -
Surrender
Confederate general Robert Lee surrendered to Union General Grant at Appomattox. -
The humerous speech
From the Executive Mansion president, Lincoln asks the band to play "Dixie". -
Torchlight Parade
On the Executive Mansions driveway, thousands of people came to celebrate with bans and banners. -
The end of the War
On the evening of this day Washington celebrated the end of the war. -
Dead Confederacy
The Confederacy fell to the union -
Booth proposes Lincolns assasination
Booth and his associates go to the Fords Theatre to murder the president, vise president, secretary of state. -
Fords Theatre
At 10 pm john Wilkes booth shot the president in the back of his head. -
John Wilkes Booth is cornered
Booth was found in Garret's barn surrounded by cavalry, he was asked to surrender but did not and was shot.