All years end on December 31, of course, but 1865 was a particularly special year—for The Nation, for the nation, and for the world. The Civil War had ended, Abrahama Lincoln had been ...

Finally, on April 18, 1865, the Civil War ended with the surrender of the Confederate army. 617,000 Americans had died in the war, approximately the same number as in all of America's other wars ...

April 12, 2024 The Civil War ended in 1865, but the nickname and its association with the Confederacy endured. In 1878, a “Southland” poem recited at the Mississippi Press Assn.’s convention ...

Newspapers.com Days before the Civil War ended in 1865, the man responsible for its culmination, Major General James Wilson of the Union Army, took over Macon from the Confederate Army and briefly ...

While skirmishes between Union and Confederate soldiers would continue, the surrender at Appomattox signaled the end of the Civil War was near as Rebel forces had become worn down by the Union’s ...

The American Civil War was one of the most devastating conflicts the United States has faced. Lasting from 1861 to 1865, the war was ... The devastating war ended with the Union "winning" and ...

The Civil War was ... called it the War Against the States. By whatever name, it was unquestionably the most important event in the life of the nation. It saw the end of slavery and the downfall ...

The Winter program of the Chattahoochee Valley Historical Society (CVHS) will be held virtually at 3 p.m. EST on Sunday, ...

Fought over three days in March 1865, the Battle of Bentonville in Johnston County is considered the last large-scale battle ...

Juneteenth has been celebrated since enslaved people in Texas were told about their freedom on June 19, 1865. Here's what you need to know about the holiday. The three-day Civil War battle was a ...