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Lincoln's Inauguration Speech
"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, 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. -
Torchlight Parade
"A few thousand people, with bands and banners, assembled on the semicircular driveway in front of the Executive Mansion." -
Booth Finds Allies
Booth recruits George Atzerodt, David Herold, Lewis Powell, to simultaneously kill some people on the board of the confederate government