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1865
Jan 1865
Jan 15, 1865 - Ft. Fisher, NC taken by Union forces.
Jan 31, 1865 - US House passes 13th Amendment abolishing slavery.
Feb 1865
Feb 1, 1865 - Union MG WT Sherman's March through the Carolinas.
Feb 5, 1865 - Battle of Hatcher's Run, VA.
Feb 17, 1865 - Columbia, SC burned to the ground. Charleston, SC abandoned.
Feb 22, 1865 - Wilmington, NC captured.
Mar 1865
Mar 4, 1865 - Lincoln inaugurated for second term.
Mar 6, 1865 - Battle of Natural Bridge, FL.
Mar 13, 1865 - Jefferson Davis signs law allowing blacks to serve in the Confederate Army.
Mar 16, 1865 - Battle of Averasborough, NC.
Mar 19, 1865 - Battle of Bentonville, NC.
Mar 25, 1865 - Battle of Ft Stedman, VA.
Apr 1865
Apr 1 , 1865 - Battle ofFive Forks, VA.
Apr 2 , 1865 - Confederate government evacuates Richmond, VA.
Apr 4 , 1865 - Lincoln visits Richmond, VA.
Apr 6 , 1865 - Battle of Sayler's Creek, VA.
Apr 8 , 1865 - Battle of Appomattox Station , VA.
Apr 9 , 1865 - Lee surrenders to Grant at Appomattox CH , VA.
May 1864
Apr 26 , 1865 - General JE Johnston surrenders to MG Sherman at Durham Station, NC.
Apr 14 , 1865 - Lincoln shot at Ford's Theater.
Apr 15 , 1865 - Andrew Johnson becomes President.
May 4, 1865 - Gen Richard Taylor surrenders at Citronelle, AL.
May 4, 1865 - Gen Richard Taylor surrenders at Citronelle, AL.
May 12, 1865 - Last engagement of the Civil War at Palmito Ranch, TX.
May 26, 1865 - Gen EK Smith surrenders trans-Mississippi forces.
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