Timeline 1865January 1865 – Starving Soldiers Deserted Lee, Which Was Bad For The Confederates. February 1865 - Sherman Marched Through North And South Carolina Destroying Almost Everything In His Path. February 3 1865 – Mclaws Retreated Toward Branchville After Stalling Sherman’s Advance For Only One Day. February 1865 -- A Chance For Reconciliation Is Lost, Lincoln Didn’t Accept The Confederates Offer To Have A Conference. March 6 1865 – The Union Retreated From Natural Bridge After Not Being Able To Take It. March 27-April 8 1865 -- Spanish Fort Was Taken By The Union. April 2 1865 – The Confederates Surrendered The City Of Selma, Which Some Considered It Invincible. April 2-9 1865 -- Canby's Forces, Defeated The Confederates At Fort Blakely, With The Help Of African-American Forces Which Played A Major Role In The Assault. April 1865 – Lee Evacuated Richmond, The Confederate Capital, And Headed West To Join With Other Forces. April 9 1865 -- Surrender At Appomattox Courthouse, The Confederates Surrendered. April 1865 -- The Assassination Of President Lincoln, Took Place At Ford’s Theater In Washington D.C. He Was Killed By John Wilkes Booth, And Actor From Maryland. April 1865 -- Final Surrenders Among Remaining Confederate Troops, With Jefferson Davis. May 12-13 1865 – Union Col. Theodore H. Barrett Sent An Expedition To Attack Reported Rebel Camps. Nov. 1865 -- The Execution Of Captain Henry Wirz December 18 1865 - Thirteenth Amendment To Constitution Ratified, Ending Slavery.
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