Southerners endure greater hardships than ever before, especially west of the Mississippi River. This leads to growing unrest and discontent.

Exploring the most important 55 months in American history
Southerners endure greater hardships than ever before, especially west of the Mississippi River. This leads to growing unrest and discontent.
April 16, 1865 – Confederate General Joseph E. Johnston received a message from Federal Major General William T. Sherman that had the potential to end
April 10, 1865 – President Jefferson Davis and the Confederate government-in-exile left Danville, Virginia, for Greensboro, North Carolina, upon learning of General-in-Chief Robert E. Lee’s
April 20, 1864 – Confederate army and navy forces regained a town that enabled them to open the vital Roanoke River to commerce on the
January 8, 1864 – President Jefferson Davis responded to a letter from North Carolina Governor Zebulon Vance urging the Confederate government to try negotiating peace