4th, 1865, that s when lincoln was here and jefferson davis had left town april 2nd, 1865, at 11:00 p.m. the union army took over the city and this house on the morning of april 3rd. and abraham lincoln was here april 4th. he came in through the front doors, of course, just five days after that general lee surrendered his army at apple maddux. april 14th he was shot at ford s theater and died the next day. jefferson davis was captured may 10th, 1865. now, general godfrey weitzel turned this house into union army headquarters the day he got here, april 3rd, and it remained that until january of 1870. so actually the union army took very good care of this house, for the most part. this was their home and headquarters for almost five years. now n the first week or two of occupation, things were a little different. there were soldiers and officers coming and going. they were taking those souvenirs from the house and sleeping on the floors and the chairs and on the piano, in one c