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Did Lincoln have the band play Dixie at the end of the civil war?
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∙ 11y ago
yes he did
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On Apr.9,1865, in the evening, a large crowd gathered in front of the White House improvising a manifestation towards Lincoln, to celebrate Lee's surrender at Appomattox. Among them there was a military band.
The President appeared on the balcony and asked the musicians to play "Dixie", adding that the hymn belonged once again to the reunited fatherland.
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He was fond of "De Blue Tail Fly," or "Jimmy Crack Corn", a song of the 1840s that humorously poked fun the death of a slaveowner. The week before he was assassinated, he visited Richmond, Virginia, and asked a band to play "Dixie". Lincoln loved music, and enjoyed attending concerts and performances. He himself was known among his friends for singing sad, pathetic songs such as "Lord Ullin's Daughter".
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Who was the band members at the Ford Theatre on the night Lincoln was killed by John Booth in 1865?
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President Lincoln was assassinated five days after the Civil War ended Name the theatre where the assassination took place and the play Lincoln was watching at the time he was shot?
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What was Abraham Lincoln's favorite song?
He was fond of "De Blue Tail Fly," or "Jimmy Crack Corn", a song of the 1840s that humorously poked fun the death of a slaveowner. The week before he was assassinated, he visited Richmond, Virginia, and asked a band to play "Dixie". Lincoln loved music, and enjoyed attending concerts and performances. He himself was known among his friends for singing sad, pathetic songs such as "Lord Ullin's Daughter".
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yes, technically the Civil War ended on May 10,1865, the day Confederate president Jefferson Davis was captured. On that day Andrew Johnson declared the war officially over. So,yes, he was assassinated before the civil war ended.
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