JUNE 3RD: Captain Jonathan H. Carter surrendered the CSS Missouri to Lt. Cmdr. William Fitzhugh in Alexandria, Louisiana.
JUNE 23RD: Gen. Stand Watie surrendered the First Indian Brigade to Lt. Col. Matthews at Doaksville, Indian Territory.
JULY 4TH: Gen. Shelby led his Iron Brigade and Missouri Division across the Rio Grande at Eagle Pass, Texas, into Mexico to avoid surrender. Some former Confederate governors and generals accompanied him.
AUGUST 20, 1866: President Andrew Johnson declared the War Between the States officially over and peace restored.
--Old Secesh
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