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The formal end of the war came on August 20, 1866, when Johnson signed a Proclamation – Declaring that Peace, Order, Tranquillity, and Civil Authority Now Exists in and Throughout the Whole of the United States of America.
- April 9 – November 6, 1865, (6 months and 4 weeks)
- Southern United States
On May 26, 1865, Confederate Lt. Gen. Simon B. Buckner, acting for Edmund Smith, signed a military convention surrendering the Confederate trans-Mississippi Department forces. [294] [295] This date is often cited by contemporaries and historians as the end date of the American Civil War.
- April 12, 1861 – May 26, 1865, (4 years, 1 month and 2 weeks)
- Dissolution of the Confederate States of America
Sep 12, 2022 · Although Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee surrendered to Gen. Ulysses S. Grant, the head of the Union Army, on April 9, 1865 at Appomattox Court House in Virginia, the Civil War did not end...
- Caitlin Mclean
6 days ago · The Union won the American Civil War. The war effectively ended in April 1865 when Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrendered his troops to Union General Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Court House in Virginia.
Sep 22, 2021 · On 9 April 1865 the American Civil War, having claimed the lives of up to three-quarters of a million people, effectively came to an end when Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrendered to General Ulysses S Grant. General Lee’s surrender at Appomattox. By Spring 1865 the Confederate army was exhausted.
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Aug 16, 2011 · Q. When did the Civil War end? In the east, Robert E. Lee surrendered Confederate army to Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Courthouse on April 9, 1865. General Joseph E. Johnston surrendered approximately 90,000 Confederates stationed in North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia and Florida, on April 26, 1865, at Bennett Place in North Carolina.
Mar 5, 2018 · On April 9, 1865, General Robert E. Lee surrendered his Confederate troops to the Union’s Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Court House, Virginia, marking the beginning of the end of the...
