Historical Events In 1865

May 23 Grand Review begins in Washington DC

May 23 Victory parade in Washington DC

May 10 President Jefferson Davis is captured by Union Cavalry in Irwinsville GA

May 02 President Johnson offers $100,000 reward for capture of Jefferson Davis

May 10 Surrender of Sam Jones

May 11 Jeff Thompson surrenders

May 26 Arrangements are made in New Orleans for the surrender of Confederate forces west of the Mississippi during the U S Civil War

May 23 Flag flown at full staff over White House, first time since Lincoln shot

May 04 Battle of Mobile AL

May 04 Battle of Citronville AL; Richard Taylor surrenders

May 13 South Brownsville TX (Palmito Ranch) Final engagement of Civil War PVT John J Williams of 34th Indiana is last man killed

May 10 Union forces capture Confederate President Jefferson Davis in Irwinville, GA, in one of the last acts of the American Civil War

May 12 Last land action of Civil war at Palmito Ranch, Texas

May 26 Battle of Galveston TX, surrender of Edmund Kirby Smith

Jan 19 NV Suriname Bank established

Jan 31 Congress passes 13th Amendment, abolishing slavery in America

Jan 18 Battle of Fort Moultrie SC

Jan 19 Union occupies Fort Anderson NC

Jan 11 Battle of Beverly WV

Jan 25 The CSS Shenandoah arrives in Melbourne, Australia

Jan 12 Union fleet bombs Fort Fisher NC

Jan 21 Jan 21, Akrin, Ohio is incorporated as a city.

Jan 31 General Robert E. Lee becomes General-in-Chief of the Confederate troops.

Jan 16 Drunken sailor attacks munitions at Fort Fisher NC, 40 die

Jan 23 -Jan 25th) Battle of City Point, VA (James River, Trent's Reach)

Jan 13 Amphibious attack on Fort Fisher, NC

Jan 31 General Robert E Lee named Commander-in-Chief of Confederate Armies

Jan 03 Con Orem &Hugh O'Neill box 193 rounds before darkness ends match

Jan 15 Fort Fisher, NC falls to Union troops

Jan 16 General William Sherman issues Field Order #15 (land for blacks)

Jan 16 Confederate Brigadier General John Pegram marries Hetty Cary

Jan 28 President Jefferson Davis names 3 peace commissioners

Jan 31 Congress passes 13th Amendment, abolishing slavery in America (121-24)

Jan 03 Con Orem &Hugh O'Neill box 193 rounds before darkness ends match

Jan 31 Congress passes 13th Amendment, abolishing slavery in America (121-24)

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