ABRAHAM, LINCOLN , THE LAST MEETING .1865,APRIL 11 AFTER SURRENDER OF LEE APRIL 9
ABRAHAM LINCOLN ADDRESS THE LAST MEETING . 1865,APRIL 11 AFTER SURRENDER OF LEE APRIL 9 Last Public Address Washington, D.C. April 11, 1865 .Two days after the surrender of Confederate General Robert E. Lee's army, virtually ending the Civil War, a jubilant crowd gathered outside the White House, calling for President Lincoln. Reporter Noah Brooks wrote, "Outside was a vast sea of faces, illuminated by the lights that burned in the festal array of the White House, and stretching far out into the misty darkness. It was a silent, intent, and perhaps surprised, multitude." "Within stood the tall, gaunt figure of the President, deeply thoughtful, intent upon the elucidation of the generous policy which should be pursued toward the South. That this was not the sort of speech which the multitude had expected is tolerably certain." Lincoln stood at the window over the building's main north door, a place where presidents customarily gav...