Which of the following is the correct order of events at the end of the Civil War? A. President Lincoln tells the south to surrender, announces plans to punish confederate soldiers, and than is assassinated.

B. General Lee surrenders, President Lincoln outlines his plan for accepting the South back into the nation, and than Booth assassinates President Lincoln.

C. President Lincoln is assassinated, General Lee Surrenders, and then Richmond VA is taken by Union forces.

D. General Lee Surrenders, President Lincoln delcares the war is officially over, and Booth assassinates Lincoln.