Reconstruction of Georgia Timeline By gwadgib81 Period: Apr 1, 1865 to Nov 4, 1876 Reconstruction in Georgia Apr 9, 1865 Confederates Surrender Ending the War Apr 14, 1865 Assassination of Abraham Lincoln At Ford's Theatre, John Wilkes Booth shot Abraham Lincoln while he attended a play. Booth fled the theatre and was later caught and killed. Lincoln was the first U.S. President to be assassinated.
