Timeline: Chasing Lincoln's Killer | Timetoast

Period: Mar 4, 1865 to Mar 4, 1865

Lincoln's Inauguration Speech

"Fondly do we hope..." John Wilkes Booth is watching from the stands.
Period: Apr 3, 1865 to Apr 3, 1865

End of Civil War nears

The North of celebrating the fall of Richmond, Virginia, by waving flags, shooting fireworks and singing Dixie.
Period: Apr 9, 1865 to Apr 9, 1865

The Confederacy surrendered to the Union

The Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrendered to General Grant of the Union at the Appomattox. Booth wandered the streets in despair.
Period: Apr 10, 1865 to Apr 10, 1865

Lincoln's humerous speech

Lincoln appears in the Executive mansion to greet the crowd about General Lee surrender. He makes a refence to the song Dixie.
Period: Apr 11, 1865 to Apr 11, 1865

Torchlight Parade

A few thousand people with bands and banners go in front of the Executive Mansion for a torchlight parade.