Richmond, Virginia capital of the confederate states of America fell into union hands
General Lee and his men surrendered
Lincoln made a speech which provoked more violent talk
All of Washington celebrated the end of the war
Booth came up with a plot to assassinate Lincoln
Plotted to kil the vice president johnson and the secretary of state
at 10:00 p.m. Booth assassinated LIncoln while his henchmen went after the other top leaders of the union
Booth and Herold arrived at Samuel A. Mudd's farm
at 7:22 A.M. LIncoln passed away from his injuries
Mudd guided Booth and Herold to the door of Samuel Cox
Booth became the closest he had ever been to being captured by the calvary
Abraham Lincoln's funeral took place
two teams of of detectivs had searched George Atzerodt's room and were planning to raid him
Dr. Samuel A. Mudd was arrested and was awaiting trial
Booth became paralized by his wound in the neck and died
Sergt. Boston Corbett shot Booth in the neck
The long chase for lincoln's killer is finally over when the 14th calvary captures Booth
Booth's other helpers Edman Spangler, Michael O'Laughlen, Samuel Arnold, and Dr Samuel Mudd, recieved prison sentences
Booth's accomplices Mary Suratt, Lewis Powel, David Herold, and George Atzerodt wer hanged for their association with the assassination of President Lincoln