April 1865- The Month That Changed America

Name: April 1865- The Month That Changed America
Start: 2025-04-06T13:00:00-04:00
Location: 3822 Ridge Avenue, Philadelphia, PA, United States, Pennsylvania 19132

Schedule

Sun, 06 Apr, 2025 at 01:00 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

3822 Ridge Avenue, Philadelphia, PA, United States, Pennsylvania 19132 | Philadelphia, PA

April 1865 was one of the most remarkable and transformative months in United States history. In that month, the headlines were about…
The final Union attack that broke the Confederate lines at Petersburg, allowing the capture of Richmond.
The Union victory at the Battle of Saylor’s Creek, which sealed the fate of Robert E. Lee and the Army of Northern Virginia.
The Confederate surrender at Appomattox.
Abraham Lincoln’s assassination.
The investigation & manhunt for John Wilkes Booth.
Abraham Lincoln’s funeral, which stopped at Independence Hall, Philadelphia.
160 years after these events took place, meet the Laurel Hill East residents who were connected to each of these unprecedented events!