chasing lincolns killer

By Emmakix

  • Lincolns Inaguration speech

    "Fondly do we hope... Viewing from the stands is John Wilkes Booth.

  • Union Victory

    The North celebrated the fail of Richmond. The people built bonfires, walked in parades, and sang "Dixie".

  • Surrender

    Confederate general Robert Lee surrendered to Union General Grant at Appomattox.

  • The humerous speech

    From the Executive Mansion president, Lincoln asks the band to play "Dixie".

  • Torchlight Parade

    On the Executive Mansions driveway, thousands of people came to celebrate with bans and banners.

  • The end of the War

    On the evening of this day Washington celebrated the end of the war.

  • Dead Confederacy

    The Confederacy fell to the union

  • Booth proposes Lincolns assasination

    Booth and his associates go to the Fords Theatre to murder the president, vise president, secretary of state.

  • Fords Theatre

    At 10 pm john Wilkes booth shot the president in the back of his head.

  • John Wilkes Booth is cornered

    Booth was found in Garret's barn surrounded by cavalry, he was asked to surrender but did not and was shot.