Assassination By jtv10 Apr 3, 1865 Richmond falls to Union Apr 9, 1865 General Robert Lee surrenders Apr 11, 1865 Lincoln delivers Inaugural Address as his final speech Apr 14, 1865 Lincoln makes plans to attend Ford Theatre Apr 14, 1865 John Wilkes Booth plans to kill Lincoln and wants Lewis Powell to assassinate William Seward Apr 14, 1865 John Wilkes Booth shoots Abraham Lincoln Apr 14, 1865 Powell attempts to assassinate Secretary of State WIlliam Seward Apr 15, 1865 Abraham Lincoln dies at the Peterson House