There was great rejoicing upon the fall of Richmond, but the war was still underway.
But, on April 10th, 1865, the Tribune reported "THE END." "General Robert E. Lee has surrendered his sword to the Lieutenant General commanding the armies of the United States! The rebel army of Northern Virginia, the most powerful force ever opposed to the authority of the government, has ceased to exist.
"The rebellion has ended. The sun in his course on this blessed tenth of April 1865, beholds a Union restored, inseparable, indivisible, eternal! The news received in this city after 10 o'clock Sunday evening awoke the wildest enthusiasm.
"Crowds of people thronged the streets in front of the Tribune office and Tremont House, shouting the glad tidings.
--Old Secesh
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