THE DAY IN HISTORY · APRIL 3
April 3 in history
What happened on April 3: 1 moment from the Maps of History atlases, in 1865, each linked to the map that shows it.
— Richmond, the Confederate capital
May 1861 — The Confederacy moves its capital here: industry, prestige, and a fatal geography — two capitals a hundred miles apart fix four years of slaughter between them. It burns and falls on 3 April 1865; Lincoln walks its streets the next day.
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