On the evening of April 8, Lee and his army were near Appomattox Court House, where they discovered the Union Calvary command blocking their way. ... Grant is five feet eight with slightly stooped shoulders, rendering him shorter than his actual height. ... Several soldiers carried the Lincoln across the street to a house and placed him on a bed. ... On April 18th the body was carried to the Capitol rotunda to lie in state. ... In the course of the five week march, he cut himself off from his source of supplies and communication and had his men live off the land. ...

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All of this will most certainly illustrate that April 9, 1865 was indeed the end of a tragedy. ... It would be the first large scale operation to take place this year and would begin five days later. ... His escape was narrow; they (the soldiers) could see Richmond burn as they made their way across the James River and to the west. Grant had finally broke through and Richmond and Petersburg were finished on the second day of April. ... LINCOLN VISITS FALLEN RICHMOND On April 4th, after visiting Petersburg briefly, President Lincoln decided to visit the fallen city of Richmond. ...

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All of this will most certainly illustrate that April 9, 1865 was indeed the end of a tragedy. ... It would be the first large scale operation to take place this year and would begin five days later. ... His escape was narrow; they (the soldiers) could see Richmond burn as they made their way across the James River and to the west. Grant had finally broke through and Richmond and Petersburg were finished on the second day of April. ... LINCOLN VISITS FALLEN RICHMOND On April 4th, after visiting Petersburg briefly, President Lincoln decided to visit the fallen city of Richmond. ...

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After South Carolina seceded, other states also broke from the Union, including Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, and Texas in January 1861; Virginia in April 1861; and Arkansas, Tennessee, and North Carolina in May 1861. ... Lincoln announced a union blockade on April 19, 1861. ... Two days later, a mob burned the draft office, triggering nearly five days of violence. ... Sherman, who had captured Atlanta in September 1864, believed that advancing across the state to Savannah would be effective as a form of psychological warfare, demonstrating to Southerners that their army c...

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