The “Grand Armies of the Republic” staged a triumphant review through Washington to celebrate the Federal victory and end of the war.
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Johnston Surrenders to Sherman a Second Time
April 26, 1865 – General Joseph E. Johnston considered dispersing his Confederate army and waging guerrilla warfare, but he ultimately decided to surrender just as
Grant Visits Sherman in North Carolina
April 24, 1865 – Lieutenant General Ulysses S. Grant arrived at the headquarters of Major General William T. Sherman to inform him that the peace
The Confederate Government in Exile
April 22, 1865 – President Jefferson Davis held a cabinet meeting in Charlotte and weighed the Confederacy’s rapidly dwindling options. Davis and what was left
Washington Rejects the Sherman-Johnston Convention
April 21, 1865 – The peace agreement between William T. Sherman and Joseph E. Johnston arrived in Washington, and it quickly became apparent that administration
Johnston Surrenders to Sherman
April 18, 1865 – Both Joseph E. Johnston and William T. Sherman exceeded their authority by agreeing in principle to a peace between not only