Conclusion of the American Civil War
The Ceasefire Agreement of the Confederacy commenced with the ceasefire agreement of the Army of Northern Virginia on April 9, at Appomattox Court House, by General Robert E. Lee and concluded with the ceasefire agreement of the Shenandoah on November 6, 1865, bringing the hostilities of the American Civil War to a close. Legally, the War did not end until a proclamation by President Andrew Johnson on August 20, 1866, when he declared "that the said insurrection is at an end and that peace, order, tranquillity, and civil authority now exist in and throughout the whole of the United States of America. "Lee's defeat on April 9 marked the effective end of the war, after which substantial resistance was no longer possible, but isolated incidents continued as news spread. While President Abraham Lincoln lived to see Lee's surrender after four bloody years of war, he was assassinated just five days later. Some fighting continued, but mostly small skirmishes. The Battle of Columbus, Georgia was fought on April 16, the same day Lincoln died. For the most part though, news of Lee's defeat led to a wave of Confederate surrenders. Joseph E. Johnston surrendered his large army on April 26. The Confederate cabinet dissolved on May 5. Andrew Johnson, Lincoln's successor, declared on May 9 that the belligerent rights of the Confederacy were at an end, with the insurrection "virtually" over. Union soldiers captured Confederate President Jefferson Davis on May 10. The last battle of the War was fought at Palmito Ranch on May 12–13. The last.
Surrender of the Confederate States at the end of the American Civil War
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