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USA civil war

Confederate forces in Alabama and Mississippi surrendered

Thursday May 4, 1865
Alabama and Mississippi, United States

On May 4, all remaining Confederate forces in Alabama and Mississippi surrendered. President Johnson officially declared an end to the insurrection on May 9, 1865; Confederate president, Jefferson Davis, was captured the following day.


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