This blog grew out of my "Down Da Road I Go Blog," which was originally to be about stuff I was interested in, music and what I was doing. There was so much history and Civil War entries, I spun two more off.
Starting Jan. 1, 2012, I will be spinning a Naval blog off this one called "Running the Blockade."
The Battle of Fort Fisher, N.C.
Tuesday, April 14, 2015
The Chicago Tribune Reports the End of the War-- Part 14: Prelude to Something Horrible
On the morning of April 14, 1865, Tribune readers woke up to read, "THE END OF THE WAR," and the fateful words, "The cruel war is well nigh over. The republic has vindicated its integrity. The Union was safe."
Sadly, the leader of the Union was not.
The celebration that day would be short-lived. That very night, the calamitous event at Ford's Theatre would turn joy to sorrow and happiness to vengeance.
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