As thousands file by Abraham Lincoln‘s casket in Washington, the hunt for the president’s killer, John Wilkes Booth, continues with great intensity. Yet another conspirator is located and arrested today, but not Booth. The killer remains in hiding in the woods of Maryland near the Potomac River, accompanied by co-conspirator David Herold. Having long anticipated…
Today is the funeral of the one whom many already consider the greatest president ever. The East Room of the White House hosts the funeral services for President Abraham Lincoln. It is packed with distinguished guests including military officers (present is General Ulysses S. Grant), government officials (Supreme Court justices, senators, representatives, cabinet members, state…
Two days after Lee’s surrender, celebrations continue in the nation’s capital. The crowd of people gathered on the grounds of the capitol are cheerful and loud, rejoicing in the end of the great conflict that has left perhaps 700,000 dead. Not that the war has officially ended quite yet. Although Lee‘s Army of Northern Virginia…