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Lincoln's Inauguration Speech
"Fondly do we hope..." viewing from the stands was John Wilks Booth. -
The Union Won
The North was celebrating the fall of Richmond. They waved flags, shotguns, had a parade, and sang "Dixie." -
The Surrender
Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrendered to Union General Grant at Appomattox. -
The Humorous Speech
From the Executive, Mansion Lincoln asks the band to play "Dixie," to celebrate the war was over. -
The Celebration Parade/Speech
A torchlight parade of a few thousand people, with bands and banners, came together on the semicircular driveway in front of the Executive Mansion. -
The End of the War
Washington was celebrating with a grand illumination of the city. Buildings and private homes glowed from candles, torches, gaslights, and fireworks. -
Booth Finds Allies
Booth recruits David Herold, George Atzerodt, and Lewis Powell to simultaneously murder the President, Vice President and the Secretary of State. -
The Killing of the Secretary
They had the plan to kill the secretary by invading the house, locating the secretary of state's bedroom, and kill the defenseless victim with pistol fore and, if necessary and a knife. -
Booth's Regetion
It was Good Friday Morning and he could not last another day of Union victory celebration.