WHAT ALL HAPPENED FEBRUARY TO SEPTEMBER 1865
Find out what all happened February to September 1865

American Civil War: The Congress of the Confederate States adjourned for the last time. (18. March 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)

The Army of the Potomac is disbanded. (28. June 1865)

The steamboat SS Sultana, carrying 2,400 passengers, explodes and sinks in the Mississippi River, killing 1,700, most of whom are Union survivors of the Andersonville and Cahaba Prisons. (27. April 1865)

President Abraham Lincoln signs the Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution. (1. February 1865)

American Civil War: The Confederate States of America agree to the use of African American troops. (13. March 1865)

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

American Civil War: A day after his surrender to Union forces, Confederate General Robert E. Lee addresses his troops for the last time. (10. April 1865)

The New York State Senate creates Cornell University as the state's land grant institution. (27. April 1865)

In Mobile, Alabama, 300 are killed when an ordnance depot explodes. (25. May 1865)

The steamboat Brother Jonathan sinks off the coast of Crescent City, California, killing 225 passengers, the deadliest shipwreck on the Pacific Coast of the U.S. at the time. (30. July 1865)

American Civil War: Union forces capture Richmond, Virginia, the capital of the Confederate States of America. (3. April 1865)

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

The Naval Battle of Riachuelo is fought on the rivulet Riachuelo (Argentina), between the Paraguayan Navy on one side and the Brazilian Navy on the other. The Brazilian victory was crucial for the later success of the Triple Alliance (Brazil, Uruguay and Argentina) in the Paraguayan War. (11. June 1865)

First ascent of the Matterhorn by Edward Whymper and party, four of whom die on the descent. (14. July 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)

Abraham Lincoln dies after being shot the previous evening by actor John Wilkes Booth. (15. April 1865)

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

American Civil War: four conspirators in the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln are hanged. (7. July 1865)

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