Request a brochure Civil War Encyclopedia Blue and Gray Trail Civil War in Georgia On the Blue and Gray Trail Civil War by state Today in the Civil War Battles Images Places Feature Stories Links Search Who we are	Civil War Timeline / Chronology for May 1865 <<Previous year    Next year>> Civil War Navidater Century 1700's 1800's 1900's 2000's Decade 1800's 1810's 1820's 1830's 1840's 1850's 1860's 1870's 1880's 1890's Year 1860 1861 1862 1863 1864 1865 1866 1867 1868 1869 January, 1865 May, 1865 September, 1865 February, 1865 June, 1865 October, 1865 March, 1865 July, 1865 November, 1865 April, 1865 August, 1865 December, 1865 May 3, 1865 Joseph "Joe" Brown, Governor of Georgia, calls a meeting of the state legislature when word reaches him of Joe Johnston's surrender. Georgia May 4, 1865 General Richard Taylor [CS] surrenders the remaining troops in Alabama and Mississippi based on an agreement signed two days earlier Mississippi Alabama May 6, 1865 Shouting "Hurrah for Jeff Davis..." Philip Henry Mulkey was arrested in Eugene. A pro-Union mob broke down the jail door but Mulkey escaped harm. Source: State of Oregon Oregon May 10, 1865 President Jefferson Davis is captured near Irwinville Georgia   Jefferson Davis May 10, 1865 President Johnson declares armed resistance at an end   Andrew Johnson   The Civil War May 10, 1865 The CSS Imogene becomes the last known ship to sucessfully run the naval blockade May 11, 1865 Confederate Vice President Alexander Stephens is arrested at Liberty Hall, his estate in Crawfordville, Georgia by members of the 4th Iowa Cavalry. Georgia   Alexander Stephens May 12, 1865 May 13, 1865 The last significant fighting of the Civil War takes place at the Palmito Ranch along the Rio Grande between Col. Theodore Barrett and John S. "RIP" Ford Texas May 12, 1865 8 conspirators in the Lincoln assasination plead not guilty to the military court holding the trial May 12, 1865 Major General O. O. Howard is appointed by President Andrew Johnson to become head of the Freedman's Bureau May 14, 1865 President Johnson issues a conditional amnesty to all persons engaged in the late Rebellion May 22, 1865 Jefferson Davis imprisoned at Fort Monroe   Jefferson Davis May 23, 1865 Grand Review of the Army of the Potomac   Army of the Potomac May 24, 1865 Grand Review of Sherman's Army   William Tecumseh Sherman May 29, 1865 Andrew Johnson grants a Presidential pardon to those who directly or indirectly aided the Southern war effort. He restored property rights to the South with the exception of slaves. Unlike Lincoln's declaration in December, 1863, Johnson creates an exception for property owners whose holdings total $20,000 dollars or more.   Andrew Johnson May 29, 1865 President Andrew Johnson appoints William Holden as provisional governor of North Carolina, a blueprint for his plans of Presidential Reconstruction. Holden was instructed to call a constitutional convention of men who had signed an oath of allegiance to the United States. North Carolina January, 1865 May, 1865 September, 1865 February, 1865 June, 1865 October, 1865 March, 1865 July, 1865 November, 1865 April, 1865 August, 1865 December, 1865 Civil War Navidater Century 1700's 1800's 1900's 2000's Decade 1800's 1810's 1820's 1830's 1840's 1850's 1860's 1870's 1880's 1890's Year 1860 1861 1862 1863 1864 1865 1866 1867 1868 1869 The best search in Civil War History
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