President meets Cong. Washburne (Ill.) on shore in morning and hands him letter for Robert at front. Rice, 44.

Marquis de Chambrun and Sen. Sumner (Mass.) go aboard River Queen, and President shows them seating arrangement of Hampton Roads Conference. Rufus R. Wilson, ed., Intimate Memories of Lincoln (Elmira, NY: Primavera Press, 1942), 581.

Presidential party, including Mrs. Lincoln and friends, goes by special train to Petersburg. Rufus R. Wilson, ed., Intimate Memories of Lincoln (Elmira, NY: Primavera Press, 1942), 581.

President inspects hospital camps and confers with generals at headquarters on far side of town. On drive back to railroad station, stops to have everyone admire tree he remembers from previous visit. Evening Star (Washington, DC), 10 April 1865, 3d ed., Extra, 2:2; Adolphe de Pineton, marquis de Chambrun, Impressions of Lincoln and the Civil War: A Foreigner's Account (New York: Random House, 1952), 78-83.

In evening military band on transport comes alongside the River Queen and gives farewell concert to Presidential party. President requests two numbers: "Marseillaise" and "Dixie." Evening Star (Washington, DC), 10 April 1865, 3d ed., Extra, 2:2; Adolphe de Pineton, marquis de Chambrun, Impressions of Lincoln and the Civil War: A Foreigner's Account (New York: Random House, 1952), 78-83.

At 11 P.M. Presidential party leaves City Point, for return trip to Washington. Evening Star (Washington, DC), 10 April 1865, 3d ed., Extra, 2:2; National Intelligencer, 10 April 1865.