North America 1865: Surrender of Army of Northern Virginia
9 April 1865
9 Apr 1865
Surrender of Army of Northern Virginia
20 Dec 1860 Secession of South Carolina
8 Feb 1861 Confederate States of America
12 Apr 1861 Attack on Fort Sumter
21 Jul 1861 First Battle of Bull Run
17 Dec 1861 Fight for Kentucky
7 Apr 1862 Battle of Shiloh
1 May 1862 Capture of New Orleans
17 Sep 1862 Battle of Antietam
22 Mar 1863 French Intervention in Mexico
4 Jul 1863 Vicksburg and Gettysburg
20 Nov 1863 Dominican Restoration War
12 Jun 1864 Second Mexican Empire
21 Dec 1864 Sherman's March to the Sea
9 Apr 1865 Surrender of Army of Northern Virginia
Having consolidated in Georgia, Sherman turned north to invade the Carolinas and link up with Union forces in Virginia. Meanwhile the Union advances in the north forced the Confederates to flee Richmond. With his situation now untenable, Lee surrendered the Army of Northern Virginia at Appomattox Court House. Although it would take time for the news to spread, the Civil War was effectively at an end.
