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The Confederate Government Moves to Richmond, Virginia.
The city falls to the Union so the Confederate government moves to Richmond, Virginia. -
The End Of The Civil War
A soldier from the southern army,General Robert E Lee is at the Appomattox Court House where he surrenders to Ulysses S Grant, from the Union. This ends the Civil War -
The Civil War Ends
Soldier for the south, General Robert E, Lee surrenders to Ulysses S. Grant who was from the Union. This is what puts an end to the Civil War. -
Lincolns Assassination
Lincoln shows up at Fords Theatre at 8:30pm. He takes his seat with his wife, Major Rathbone and his fiancé Clara Harris. Booth uses the business card of Charles Forb to sneak into the Theatre. He is armed with Harry Hawk delivers his line and Booth fatal shoots Lincoln. Major Rathbone stabs Booth but he gets away. Joseph Stewart tries to chase and catch Booth but us left in the dust as Booth is on a horse. -
Sewards Folley
Lewis Powell shows up to William H.Seward's home pretending to be brining him medicine for his recent injury. David Harold stays outside holding the horse.Powell gets confronted and during that David runs away with the horse.Powell lives.This event is known as Seward's Folley. Drunk George Atzerodt went to kill VP Andrew Johnson.He decides not to .As this happens Srgt Cobb says that no one is allowed to cross the Navy Yard Bridge to Maryland after dark but he let Booth go and David Herold later. -
The Biggest Man Hunt Begins
The Chief of New York City requests his best detectives. Everywhere has gone into lock down and hundreds of people are searching for the man who killed their president. The detectives infer that the fugitives most likely traveled to Booths old home town, Baltimore.Booth reaches Surratville. Herold retrieves weapons and soon leaves. Dr.Mudd goes to Bryantown and finds out that booth was the man to shoot Lincoln. He rushed home, got his family and instructed Booth and Herold to leave. -
Captian Cox's Farm
For $7 Orwell Swan takes Booth and Herold through Zekiah swamp and then to Captain Samuel Cox's farm. Coxs find men pine thicket to sleep in until he can get them across the Potomac River Thomas Jones' home. The New York Calvary goes by but dont find Booth. Herold helped kill the horses as they could no longer afford to feed them. Now they could no longer escape on horses and had run from the people looking for them on foot. -
Lincolns Funeral
Thousands of people gathered on Pennsylvania Ave where Lincolns funeral was being held. -
Atzerodt is Arrested
Aterodt is arrested while at his cousins house. Jones gets Booth an Herold food and takes them to the Potomac Rover. Jones offers money but Booth refuses. They take a boat with weapons and other resources. They did not know they were headed in the wrong direction! -
Booth and Herold Continue to Run.
Booth and Herold run stopping at places like Maryland, Virgina and much more. Not being caught. -
Booth is Killed
Boston Corbett shoots Booth. Booth gets paralyzed then dies the next morning on the porch.
