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After Petersburg had fallen, Lee conferred to Confederate President Davis that he and the government should be evacuated from Richmond as the Union forces advanced toward it. Davis and his government officials fled the city and took refuge in Georgia. The day after Davis' departure, President Lincoln arrived in Richmond, or better said, was was left of the once proud capital. Confederate soldiers were ordered to set fires to bridges and important government buildings as fled the city.
Lincoln toured the city and made a stop at the Confederate White House and took lunch at the former desk of Jefferson Davis.
When officers asked Lincoln what policy should they follow in the city's occupation, Lincoln relied " If you were in my place, you would not press them".
This man's greatness and generosity in victory was outstanding. Lincoln's loss to the Nation was immense. He was a man that simply could not be replaced.
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