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The Stars and Stripes is ceremoniously raised over Fort Sumter.
The Stars and Stripes is ceremoniously raised over Fort Sumter. That night, Lincoln and his wife Mary see the play "Our American Cousin" at Ford's Theater. At 10:13 p.m., during the third act of the play, John Wilkes Booth shoots the president in the head. Doctors attend to the president in the theater then move him to a house across the street. He never regains consciousness. -
President Abraham Lincoln dies.
President Abraham Lincoln dies at 7:22 in the morning. Vice President Andrew Johnson assumes the presidency. -
Confederate Gen. Joseph E. Johnston surrenders
Confederate Gen. Joseph E. Johnston surrenders to Sherman near Durham in North Carolina. -
Funeral Procession on Pennsylvania Ave
Funeral Procession on Pennsylvania Ave -
John Wilkes Booth is shot and killed.
John Wilkes Booth is shot and killed in a tobacco barn in Virginia. -
Lincoln is laid to rest.
Abraham Lincoln is laid to rest in Oak Ridge Cemetery, outside Springfield, Illinois. -
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Remaining Confederate forces surrender.
Remaining Confederate forces surrender. The Nation is reunited as the Civil War ends. Over 620,000 Americans died in the war, with disease killing twice as many as those lost in battle. 50,000 survivors return home as amputees. -
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victory parade is held in Washington along Pennsylvania Ave.
A victory parade is held in Washington along Pennsylvania Ave. to help boost the Nation's morale -
The Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution.
The Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, passed by Congress on January 31, 1865, is finally ratified. Slavery is abolished.