-
Confederacy in danger of collapse at any moment, not one of the conspiracies resulted on serious action against Abraham Lincoln.
-
Lincoln delivered a long speech, without gloating over the Union victory.
-
Booth and his henchmen planed like highway robber, to ambush Lincoln and kidnap him.
-
"Fondly do we hope.. viewing from the stands was John Wilkes Booth."
-
Richmond, Virginia, capital city of the Confederate States if America, fell to Union forces.
-
The Confederate General Robert E. Lee and the Army of the Northern Virginia surrendered to Union General Grant at Appomattox. Booth wandered the streets in despair.
-
Abraham Lincoln appeared at a second floor window of the Executive Mansion, as the White House was known them, to greet a crowd of citizens celebrating General Lee's surrender.
-
From the Executive Mansion asks the band to play "Dixie" to celebrate that the war is over.
-
Lincoln speech provoked more violent talk.
-
A parade with banners and flags celebrated the win for the union. Lincoln had a parade for it and he gave a speech.