the day before bradford's scheduled execution, julia meets with abraham lincoln (victor kilian, seen only in silhouette) and pleads for bradford's life. lincoln reveals that at that very moment, generals lee and grant are meeting at appomattox courthouse to end the war. as the war is over, and in a symbol of the reconciliation between north and south, lincoln pardons bradford in the spirit of his second inaugural address, "with malice toward none; with charity for all..."