 Nhau dzokuzviisa pasi kwaGeneral weConfederate Robert E. Lee paAppomattox Courthouse, Virginia, dzakasvika muIndianapolis na11 p.m. pana April 9, 1865, dzichikonzera kupemberera kwevanhu kwakashata uko Indianapolis Journal yakaratidzira sokupenga. Kupemberera kwacho nokukurumidza kwakachinja kuva kusuruvara apo nhau dzokupondwa kwaPurezidhendi Lincolnyakasvika pana April 15. Chitima chorufu rwaLincoln chakapfuura nomuguta racho musi waApril 30, chiri munzira kuenda kuSpringfield, Illinois. Vanhu vanofungidzirwa kuva 100 000 vakamirira mumitsetse mirefu kuti vapfuure chitunha chaLincoln paIndiana Statehouse, uko zvisaririra zvapurezidhendi zvaiva muhurumende. 