n April 14, 1865, President Abraham Lincoln seemed to be in good spirits. The Civil War was ending, his son had just returned home from the army, and he and his wife Mary had plans to see a play that night. “We must both be more cheerful in the future,” Abraham told Mary. “Between the war and the loss of our darling [son] Willie, we have both been very miserable.” Sadly, Abraham Lincoln died just hours later when he was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth at Ford’s Theatre.