On April 14 , Lincoln was shot , dying the next day . Davis expressed regret at his death . He later said that he believed Lincoln would have been less harsh with the South than his successor , Andrew Johnson . In the aftermath , Johnson issued a $ 100,000 reward for the capture of Davis and accused him of helping to plan the assassination . As the Confederate military structure fell into disarray , the search for Davis by Union forces intensified
Lincoln was shot
Assassination of Abraham Lincoln
Jefferson Davis