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22 April 1861 A.D. NAVY YARD, WASH, DC: CAPT Buchanan resigns from USN & joins CSN Editors. “1861-Captrain Franklin Buchanan….” N.d. https://thisdayinusmilhist.wordpress.com/2014/04/22/april-22/ . Accessed 21 Apr 2015. 1861 – Captain Franklin Buchanan, Commandant Washington Navy Yard, submitted his resignation and was relieved by Commander John A. Dahlgren; Buchanan joined the Confederate Navy and was promoted to Admiral, CSN. on 26 August 1862. Dahlgren spurred the buildup of Union ordnance and operation of ships for the defense of Washington and Potomac River.

    15 April 1865 A.D. FORD’S THEATER, WASH, DC: Assassin’s 44-Caliber Bullet Drops the 16 th POTUS Editors. “Lincoln dies from an assassin’s bullet.” History.com. 2010. http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/lincoln-dies-from-an-assassins-bullet . Accessed 15 Apr 2015. President Abraham Lincoln, the 16th president of the United States, dies from an assassin’s bullet. Shot by John Wilkes Booth at Ford’s Theater in Washington the night before, Lincoln lived for nine hours before succumbing to the severe head wound he sustained. Lincoln’s death came just after the surrender of Confederate General Robert E. Lee’s army at Appomattox Court House, Virginia. Lincoln had just served the most difficult presidency in history, successfully leading the country through civil war. His job was exhausting and overwhelming at times. He had to manage a tremendous military effort, deal with diverse opinions in his own Republican party, counter his Democratic critics,...

14 April 1865 A.D. FORD’S THEATER, WASH, DC: President Lincoln Mortally Wounded by John Wilkes Booth Editors. “ 1865 – John Wilkes Booth shoots President Abraham Lincoln at a play at Ford’s Theater in Washington. ” This Day in U.S. Military History. N.d. https://thisdayinusmilhist.wordpress.com/2014/04/14/april-14/ . Accessed 13 Apr 2015. 1865 – John Wilkes Booth shoots President Abraham Lincoln at a play at Ford’s Theater in Washington. Five days earlier, Confederate General Robert E. Lee had surrendered his army to General Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Court House, Virginia. The war was nearly over, although there were still Confederate forces yet to surrender. The president had recently visited the captured Rebel capital of Richmond, and now Lincoln sought a relaxing evening by attending a production of Our American Cousin starring Laura Keene. Ford’s Theater, seven blocks from the White House, was crammed with people trying to catch a glimpse of Grant, who was r...