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"Fondly do we hope..." viewing from the stands was John Wilkes Booth.
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The North was celebrating the fall of Richmond, They were waving flags, having a parade and singing "Dixie."
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Confederate general Robert E. Lee surrendered to union General Grant at Appomattox.
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From the Executive Mansion, Lincoln asks the band to play "Dixie" to celebrate the war ending.
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A torchlight parade of a few thousand people with bands, banners, and flags.
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Booth recruits Dabid Herold, George Adzerodt, and Lewis Powell to simultaneously murder the president, vice president, and secretary of state.
