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Period: Mar 4, 1865 to Mar 4, 1865

innaguration speech

fondly do we hope.. john wikes booth watching stand
Period: Apr 3, 1865 to Apr 3, 1865

End of civil war nears

the north arecelebrating the fall of richmond by singing songs by dixie and shooting fireworks
Period: Apr 9, 1865 to Apr 9, 1865

the confederacy surrenderd to union forces

confederate generall Robert E Lee surrendered to generall grant and booth wandered in despair.
Period: Apr 10, 1865 to Apr 10, 1865

lincolns funny speech

lincoln apears in executive masion to greet crown from generall lee surrender and makes reference to the song dixie.
Period: Apr 11, 1865 to Apr 11, 1865

civil war ends

the peoeple celebrate as the fall of the confedracy is finally over.
Period: Apr 14, 1865 to Apr 14, 1865

booth conspiers with confedrate alllies

booth assembles with a group of men George adtzerot Lewis Powell, David Herold to murder the president vice president and secretary of state.