WASHINGTON (WCSC) - The nation’s 17th president signed a proclamation in 1866 declaring the end of the Civil War, more than a year after the Confederate surrender. President Andrew Johnson said in ...
The CSS “Shenandoah” only learned of the Confederacy’s defeat in the summer of 1865. That June, the cruiser’s crew sank 24 American merchant vessels, unaware that the conflict had already ended ...
El Dorado Hills: Savas Beatie, 2025. Pp. x, 242. Illus., maps, appends, notes, biblio., index. $35.00 paper. ISBN: 1611217342 The End of the War in the East and Soldiers’ Homecomings Nearly forty ...
Thursday, April 9, marks the 150th anniversary of the Confederate surrender at Appomattox Court House, Virginia. In recognition of this historic event that symbolized the end of the Civil War, take a ...
In November, a team at the Northeastern State University Archives made a historical discovery as its members sorted through a box found in storage labeled “Indian Correspondence.” In it was an ...
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Confederate Soldier’s Remains Found After 155 Years
After 155 years, the remains of Lt. Andrew Jackson Buttram - believed to be the last Confederate soldier killed in battle - were recovered in Munford, Alabama. Shot just eight days after Lee’s ...
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