President Jefferson Davis remains defiant despite defeat and meets with his cabinet and generals to discuss continuing the war.
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Fresh Defiance and Unconquerable Hearts
President Jefferson Davis and the Confederate government-in-exile leaves Danville, Virginia, for Greensboro, North Carolina, upon learning of Robert E. Lee’s surrender. Davis seeks to meet with Joseph E. Johnston and urge the last major Confederate army to continue the fight.
The South Carolina Campaign Ends
William T. Sherman’s Federals continue their devastating northward march and approach the North Carolina state line by month’s end.
The Fall of Charleston
City officials surrender Charleston, South Carolina, to Federal forces this morning. The city’s devastation symbolizes the Confederacy’s struggle.
South Carolina: Federals Cross the Congaree
By this time, William T. Sherman’s Federal armies are moving directly toward the South Carolina capital of Columbia.
South Carolina: Federals Destroy Orangeburg
By this time, Major-General William T. Sherman’s Federals had wrecked the South Carolina Railroad, cutting the connection between the Confederate garrisons at Augusta and Charleston.