WHAT ALL HAPPENED FEBRUARY TO OCTOBER 1865
Find out what all happened February to October 1865

American Civil War: A day after Union forces capture Richmond, Virginia, U.S. President Abraham Lincoln visits the Confederate capital. (4. April 1865)

American Civil War: the Confederate General Edmund Kirby Smith, commander of the Confederate Trans-Mississippi division, is the last general of the Confederate Army to surrender, at Galveston, Texas. (26. May 1865)

American Civil War: In Kentucky, Union soldiers ambush and mortally wound Confederate raider William Quantrill, who lingers until his death on June 6. (10. May 1865)

Astronomer Pietro Angelo Secchi demonstrates the Secchi disk, which measures water clarity, aboard Pope Pius IX's yacht, the L'Immaculata Concezion. (20. April 1865)

Paul Bogle led hundreds of black men and women in a march in Jamaica, starting the Morant Bay rebellion. (11. October 1865)

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland is published. (4. July 1865)

American Civil War: Federal forces under Major General Philip Sheridan move to flank Confederate forces under Robert E. Lee as the Appomattox Campaign begins. (29. March 1865)

American Civil War: Battle of Five Forks. (1. April 1865)

In North Bend, Ohio (a suburb of Cincinnati), the first train robbery in the United States takes place. (5. May 1865)

In the United States, Delaware voters reject the Thirteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, and vote to continue the practice of slavery. (Delaware finally ratifies the amendment on February 12, 1901.) (8. February 1865)

American Civil War: Confederate President Jefferson Davis and most of his Cabinet flee the Confederate capital of Richmond, Virginia. (2. April 1865)

Over two years after the Emancipation Proclamation, slaves in Galveston, Texas, United States, are finally informed of their freedom. The anniversary is still officially celebrated in Texas and 41 other contiguous states as Juneteenth. (19. June 1865)

American Civil War: the Battle of Palmito Ranch: the first day of the last major land action to take place during the Civil War, resulting in a Confederate victory. (12. May 1865)

The third and final national flag of the Confederate States of America is adopted by the Confederate Congress. (4. March 1865)

The International Telegraph Union (later the International Telecommunication Union) is established in Paris. (17. May 1865)

The Empire of Brazil, Argentina, and Uruguay sign the Treaty of the Triple Alliance (1. May 1865)

Opening of the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, the founding member of the HSBC Group. (3. March 1865)

American Civil War: Columbia, South Carolina, is burned as Confederate forces flee from advancing Union forces. (17. February 1865)

American Civil War: The Battle of Bentonville begins. By the end of the battle two days later, Confederate forces had retreated from Four Oaks, North Carolina. (19. March 1865)

American Civil War: In Virginia, Confederate forces temporarily capture Fort Stedman from the Union. (25. March 1865)