Identifier: ridpathshistoryo07ridp (find matches)
Title: Ridpath's history of the world : being an account of the principal events in the career of the human race from the beginnings of civilization to the present time, comprising the development of social instititions and the story of all nations
Year: 1907 (1900s)
Authors: Ridpath, John Clark, 1840-1900
Subjects: World history
Publisher: Cincinnati, Ohio : Jones Brothers
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: Internet Archive

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e end of theconflict, the National Debt proper had reachedthe astounding sum of nearly three thousandmillions of dollars ! Nor can it well be doubtedthat had the war continued through anotheryear national bankruptcy must have ensued.On the 4th of March, 1865, President Lin-coln was inaugurated for his second term.The brief address which he delivered on thatoccasion was one of the most patriotic andable ever pronounced by a great man in atrying ordeal. He sought by calm and almostaffectionate utterances to call back from theirrebellious course the infatuated people of theSouthern States, exhorting his countrymen,with malice towards none, with charity forall, to go about the work of healing the Na-tions wounds, and restoring political and socialfellowship throughout the Union. It will be remembered that at this time thewar, though in its last great throes, was notended. Within a month, however, the mili-tary power of the Confederacy was brok^n.Three days after the evacuation of Richmona
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FEDERAL UNIFORMS DURING THE CIVIL WAR. 1861-1865 THE UNITED STATES. — THE CIVIL WAR. 167 by Lees army, the President visited that city,conferred with the authorities, and then returnedto Washington. But, in the strange vicissi-tude of things, the tragedy of his own sad lifehad already entered its last act. On the eveningof the 14th of April he attended Fords Theaterwith his wife and a party of friends. As theplay drew near its close, a disreputable actor,named John Wilkes Bootli, stole unnoticedinto the Presidents box, leveled a pistol athis head, and shot him through the brain.Lincoln fell forward in his seat, was bornefrom the building, lingered in an unconsciousstate until the following morning, and died.It was one of the greatest tragedies of moderntimes—the most atrocious and diabolical mur-der known in mod-ern history. Theassassin leaped outof thfe box uponthe stage, escapedinto the darkness,and fled. It was immedi-ately perceived thata murderous con-spiracy had beenformed t

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