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Lincoln's Inauguration
"Fondly do we hope..."John Wilkes Booth is watching from the stands. -
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End of Civil War Mears
The North is celebrating the fall of Richmon by shooting guns, waving flags and singing Dixie. -
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The Confederacy Surrendered to the Union.
The Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrendered to General Grant at Appomattox. Booth wondered the streets in despair. -
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Lincoln's Humorous Speech
Lincoln appears in the executive mansion to greet the crowd about General Lee's surrender. He makes a reference to the song Dixie. -
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Torchlight Parade
The torchlight pared was thousands of people with bands, banners assembled on the driveway waiting for Lincolns speech on the Unions victory. -
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Booth Conspired with Confederate Allies
Booth assembled a group of men, Geroge Azeroth, Lewis Powell, David Herold, to murder the president, vice president, and secretary of state.