Federal commanders accepted the surrender of the last major organized Confederate force still in the field.
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The Deteriorating State of the Confederacy
March 13, 1865 – President Jefferson Davis submitted a contentious message to the Confederate Congress as a growing sense of defeat spread throughout the South.
The Missouri Incursion Begins
August 28, 1864 – Major General Sterling “Pap” Price organized a new Confederate army to move north into Missouri and claim that state for the
The Red River: Federal Disaster Looms
May 2, 1864 – Major General Frederick Steele’s Federal Army of Arkansas began returning to Little Rock, while Federal naval forces on the Red River
Arkansas: The Jenkins’ Ferry Engagement
April 30, 1864 – Confederates attacked Major General Frederick Steele’s Federal Army of Arkansas as it tried crossing the Saline River to get back to
Arkansas: The Marks’ Mills Engagement
April 25, 1864 – Confederates tried to intercept a force searching for supplies to feed the hungry Federal troops isolated at Camden. Major General Frederick