Abraham Lincoln By njg73083 Period: Jan 1, 1865 to Dec 1, 1865 Lincoln's Final Year Mar 17, 1865 Failed Kidnap Attempt by John Wilkes Boothe Apr 9, 1865 General Robert E. Lee Surrenders Apr 14, 1865 Lincoln is shot at the Ford Theater Apr 15, 1865 Abraham Lincoln Dies Apr 26, 1865 John Wilkes Boothe is shot and killed in a tobacco barn May 4, 1865 Abraham LIncoln is buried