The Battle of Fort Fisher, N.C.
Tuesday, January 7, 2014
Confederate Army Units Surrendered in Piecemeal Fashion-- Part 4
All dates are for 1865.
MAY 15TH: Gen. Echols disbanded the Department of East Tennessee and Southwest Virginia at Saltville, Virginia.
MAY 26TH: Gen. Buckner surrendered the Army of Trans-Mississippi to Gen Canby at New Orleans.
MAY 30TH: Gen. Slaughter and Col. Ford disbanded the remaining troops of the District of Texas, New Mexico and Arizona in Bronsville, Texas.
JUNE 2ND: Gen. Kirby Smith surrendered the Department of Trans-Mississippi to Gen. Canby at Galveston, Texas.
Several More Surrenders to Come. --Old Secesh
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