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Lincoln's Inauguration
"Fondly do we hope...." viewing from the stands was John Wilkes Booth. -
The Union Won.
The North were celebrating the fall of Richmond. They waved flags, had a parade, shot guns, and sang "Dixie" . -
The Surrender .
Confederate general Robert E. Lee surrendered to Union general Grant at Appomattox . -
The Humorous Speech .
From the Executive Mansion Lincoln asks the band to play "Dixie" to celebrate the end of the war . -
The Torchlight Parade.
The people were celebrating by a parade of torches and bands. -
Illumination of Washington
Washington D.C. Illuminates in lights. -
Lincoln Assassination
Lincoln gets shot be John Wilkes Booth. -
Booth Finds Allies
Booth recruits David Herold, George Atzerodt, and Lewis Powell to simultaneously murder the president, vice president and the secretary of state.
