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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 by having parades, waving flags, and sang "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 that the war is over.
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A parade with banners and flags celebrated the win for the Union. Lincoln gave a speech and was praised by the people.
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Booth recruits david herold, george atzerodt and lewis powell to simultaneously to murder the president, vice president, and the secretary of state.