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Lincoln Inauguration Speech
"Fondly do we hope..." Viewing from the stands was John Wilkes Booth -
Unions Wins
The North was celebrating the victory of the fall of Richmond. The celebrated with the Great Illumination, gunshots, fireworks, and light shows. -
Surrender
Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrended to Union general Grant at Appotomax. -
Lincoln's Humorous Speech
From the Executive Mansion President, Lincoln asks the band to play the song "Dixie" to celebrate the victory for the Union of the Civil War. -
Torchlight Parade
Thousands of people gathered at the Executive Mansion driveway with banners and bands to celebrate the big news. -
Grand Illumination
People celebrated with candles, torches, gaslights, and fireworks. -
The Confederacy is Over
"John Wilkes Boothe awoke depressed" (Swanson 9). The Union had officially won the war. -
Booth is Shot
The Cavalry arrives at Garrett's farm. They surround the barn and David Herold comes out. He surrenders himself and is arrested. The soldiers then proceeded to burn the barn to flush out Booth. Just as Booth was about to come outside of the barn, he was shot through a crack and in the barn in the neck, through his spinal column. He is carried to the porch. He says his final words. His pockets are emptied. His body is wrapped a blanket and transported back to Washington by carriage.
