HIST 011 Lecture Notes - Lecture 28: John Wilkes Booth, Frant, Tyrant
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Much southern hunger winter of 1864-65 in va frant outflanked lee until they collapsed in petersburg causing fall of. Confed negotiated for peace but lincoln was like nah lets restore the union. Jefferson davis only wanted independence and lee retreated from richmond with 30k men. Lee cut off in mountains by grant at appomattox court house on april 9, 1865. Union allowed lees troops to return home with horses. 1 month before lee"s surrender lincoln said 2nd inaugural address. With malice toward none; charity for all . April 14, john wilkes booth (actor) killed lincoln in ford"s theater washington. Also same night another person (co-conspirator) wounded sec of state. Angered north when confeds needed northern sympathy he was widely mourned loss not appreciated until reconstruction. The electoral process continued during the war; the south secession created. Differences between radicals (who wanted to immediately abolish slavery) and the moderates free soilers (mainly concerned about increased economic opportunities for whites)
