acu ation ▁Sunday " ▁– ▁Confeder ate ▁President ▁Jefferson ▁Davis ▁and ▁most ▁of ▁his ▁cabinet ▁fle e ▁the ▁Confeder ate ▁capital ▁of ▁Richmond , ▁Virginia , ▁which ▁is ▁taken ▁by ▁Union ▁troops ▁the ▁next ▁day . ▁April ▁ 3 ▁– ▁American ▁Civil ▁War : ▁Richmond ▁is ▁captured ▁by ▁Union ▁forces ▁under ▁General ▁U ly ss es ▁S . ▁Grant . ▁ ▁April ▁ 9 ▁– ▁American ▁Civil ▁War : ▁General ▁Robert ▁E . ▁Lee ▁surr enders ▁to ▁Grant ▁at ▁App om atto x ▁Court ▁House , ▁effectively ▁ending ▁the ▁Civil ▁War . ▁ ▁April ▁ 1 4 ▁( Good ▁Friday ) ▁ ▁Ass ass ination ▁of ▁Abraham ▁Lincoln : ▁A ctor ▁and ▁Confeder ate ▁sympath izer ▁John ▁Wil kes ▁Bo oth ▁sho ots ▁and ▁mort ally ▁w ounds ▁U . S . ▁President ▁Abraham ▁Lincoln ▁while ▁Lincoln ▁is ▁att ending ▁an ▁evening ▁performance ▁of ▁the ▁far ce ▁Our ▁American ▁C ousin ▁at ▁Ford ' s ▁Theatre ▁in ▁Washington , ▁D . C .. ▁▁ ▁U . S . ▁Secretary ▁of ▁State ▁William ▁H . ▁S ew ard ▁and ▁his ▁family ▁are ▁attacked ▁in ▁his ▁home ▁by ▁Lewis ▁Pow ell . ▁ ▁April ▁ 1 5 ▁– ▁President ▁Lincoln ▁dies ▁of ▁his ▁gun shot ▁w ound ▁early ▁this ▁morning ▁and ▁Vice ▁President ▁Andrew ▁Johnson ▁becomes ▁the ▁ 1 7 th ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁ ▁April ▁ 1 8 ▁– ▁Confeder ate ▁President ▁Jefferson ▁Davis ▁and ▁his ▁entire ▁cabinet ▁arrive ▁in ▁Charlotte ▁with ▁a ▁cont ing ent ▁of ▁ 1 , 0