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The End of the Civil War Late 1864-1865

Early’s Shenandoah Campaign July –October 1864 CSA Gen. Jubal Early attempts to disrupt Grant’s Overland Campaign. Eventually routed at Battle of Cedar Creek.

Siege of Petersburg 1864-1865

Battle of the Petersburg Crater July 30, 1864 Union troops/miners blow up section of Rebel defenses. How could this go wrong???? Yep, It did.

Battle of Mobile Bay August 5, 1864 Adm. David Farragut, Union Navy. Defeats CSA fleet, then forces surrender of both defensive forts.

Confederate Army of the Tennessee

Battle of Franklin, TN November 30, 1864 CSA: Gen. John B. Hood 27,000 men Union: Gen. John Schofield Hood orders 20,000 man assault. “Pickett’s Charge of the West” Confederates decimated and routed.

Battle of Nashville, TN December 15-16, 1864 CSA: Gen. John B. Hood 30,000 men Union: Gen. George Thomas 55,000 men Union assaults push Rebels from the field. Hood retreats, and resigns command.

Battle of Five Forks, VA April 1, 1865 CSA: Gen. George Pickett 10,600 men Union: Gen. Philip Sheridan 22,000 men Confederates routed; Lee’s Petersburg line doomed.

Fall of Richmond, VA April 2, 1865

Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse, VA April 12, 1865

President Lincoln Assassinated April 14, 1865

Final Actions of the Civil War April 26, 1865: Gen. Johnston surrenders Army of the Tennessee. May 10, 1865: Pres. Davis captured near Irwinville, GA. May 12, 1865: Last battle fought at Palmito Ranch, TX. May 26, 1865: Gen. Edmond Kirby Smith surrenders Army of Trans-Mississippi; Civil War ends.