President Lincoln entering Richmond, April 4, 1865, when he arrived to tour Richmond the day after the evacuation Fire, his launch landed at a wharf in the vicinity of 15th Street. From there he and his small party, including his son Tad, walked across the 17th Street Bridge, which at that time traversed the canal, and into the city. Crowds of former slaves quickly gathered and greeted them with enthusiastic cheers. Just 10 days later, President Lincoln was assassinated in Washington, D.C.