Appomattox Campaign and the Confederate Surrenders (March–April 1865)

1. Grant launches offensive at Lewis’s Farm

   Mar 29, 1865Labels: Ulysses S, Lewis's Farm

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2. Battle of Five Forks breaks Lee’s right flank

   Apr 1, 1865Labels: Battle of, South Side

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3. Breakthrough at Petersburg ends the siege

   Apr 2, 1865Labels: Third Battle, Petersburg

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4. Confederate government evacuates; Union captures Richmond

   Apr 3, 1865Labels: Confederate government, Richmond

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5. Battle of Sailor’s Creek cripples Lee’s army

   Apr 6, 1865Labels: Battle of, Robert E

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6. High Bridge fighting disrupts Confederate withdrawal

   Apr 6, 1865Labels: High Bridge, Appomattox River

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7. Confederates check pursuit at Cumberland Church

   Apr 7, 1865Labels: Cumberland Church, Confederate rear-guard

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8. Custer captures supplies at Appomattox Station

   Apr 8, 1865Labels: George A, Appomattox Station

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9. Lee surrenders the Army of Northern Virginia

   Apr 9, 1865Labels: Appomattox Court, Robert E

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10. Parole passes issued to Lee’s soldiers

    Apr 10, 1865Labels: Parole passes, Lee's soldiers

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11. Formal stacking of arms at Appomattox

    Apr 12, 1865Labels: Stacking of, Appomattox ceremony

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12. Johnston surrenders to Sherman at Bennett Place

    Apr 26, 1865Labels: Joseph E, Bennett Place

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13. Richard Taylor surrenders at Citronelle, Alabama

    May 4, 1865Labels: Richard Taylor, Citronelle

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14. Kirby Smith capitulates the Trans-Mississippi Department

    May 26, 1865Labels: Edmund Kirby, Trans-Mississippi

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15. Stand Watie surrenders in Indian Territory

    Jun 23, 1865Labels: Stand Watie, Indian Territory

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