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Lincoln wrote to Ulysses S Grant in regards about Robert Lincoln. He asked Grant to respond with complete honesty and without regards to Lincoln being president. He then continued to ask if Robert could without embarrassment to Grant, or detriment to the service, obtain some nominal rank.
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The House of Representatives passed the 13th Amendment, Abolishing slavery.
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Lincoln meets with Confederates peace commissions at Hampton Roads, Virginia to discuss a possible peace agreement. The meeting ended hours later after Lincoln refused to grant the delegation any concessions.
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Lincoln was inaugurated for a second term and gives his Second inaugural address. http://avalon.law.yale.edu/19th_century/lincoln2.asp
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This was said to be the day Lincoln took his last photo, on the balcony of the White House.
Also Lincoln appoints Huch McCulloch as Secretary of the Treasury, replacing William Dennison Jr. -
Lincoln along with Tad and Mary, board the River Queen and Head for City Point.
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Lincoln visits General Grant at City Point. Also Petersburg. Enters Richmond, after Union forces take possession.
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Civil War concludes as Robert E Lee surrenders his Confederate Army to Grant at the village of Appomattox court house in Virginia.
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Celebrations break out in Washington with the surrender.
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Lincoln gives his last public address to a crowd on the White House lawn, which focused on the problems of reconstruction. http://www.let.rug.nl/usa/presidents/abraham-lincoln/last-speech-april-11-1865.php
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Lincoln and Mary attend "Our American Cousin" at Fords Theater. At 10:15 pm John Wilkes Booth enters the Lincolns box and shoots Abraham in the head.
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Abraham Lincoln dies at 7:22 am at the age of 56.
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Confederate General Joseph E Johnston surrenders to Sherman near Durham, North Carolina.
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Funeral procession on Pennsylvania Ave.
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A nine car train with over 300 persons, including Robert Lincoln, begins the journey from Washington D.C to Springfield, Illinois.
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Willies coffin was also on the funeral train. It had been dug up and brought along so he could be buried alongside his father.
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John Wilkes Booth was shot and killed after 12 days on the run.
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Abraham is laid to rest in Oak Ridge Cemetery outside Springfield.
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The funeral train traveled through 180 Cities and 7 States on its way to Springfield with scheduled stops for viewings.
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A victory parade is held in Washington along Pennsylvania Ave, to help boost the Nations morale.
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The 13th Amendment is finally ratified. Slavery is abolished.
