Battle of Palmito Ranch
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The Battle of Palmito Ranch, also known as the Battle of Palmito Hill, is considered by some criteria the final battle of the American Civil War. It was fought May 12 and 13, 1865, on the banks of the Rio Grande east of Brownsville, Texas, and a few miles from the seaport of Los Brazos de Santiago, at the southern tip of Texas. The battle took place more than a month after the surrender of the Army of Northern Virginia under Robert E. Lee to Union forces at Appomattox Court House, which had since been communicated to both commanders at Palmito. However, in early May Confederate General Edmund Kirby Smith had rejected a proposal from Union Major-General John Pope to surrender Confederate forces in the Trans-Mississippi Department on the same terms that General Ulysses S. Grant had given to Robert E. Lee. As such Kirby-Smith only officially surrendered all Confederate forces in the Trans-Mississippi Department on June 2, 1865.
John J. Williams (last soldier to die in the American Civil War)
Palmito Ranch Battlefield 2012-09-30 11-15-36
Battle of Palmito Ranch Texas historical marker
Battle of Palmito Ranch marker
This map shows what the battle of Palmito Ranch looked like from a strategic look.
Battle of Palmito Ranch| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| event | armed conflict | Battle of Brownsville | battle | Wikidata | |
| event | armed conflict | 1835 | Ingham incident | United States, Mexico, naval battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1836 | Battle of Matamoros | Mexico, Republic of Texas, naval battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1846 | Siege of Fort Texas | battle, siege, United States | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1846 | Battle of Palo Alto | United States, Mexico, battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1846 | Battle of Resaca de la Palma | battle, United States, Mexico | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1865 | Battle of Palmito Ranch | Texas, Confederate States of America, battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1866 | Battle of Bagdad | battle | Wikidata |
| object | watercraft | USS Los Alamos | ship | Wikidata | |
| site | fort | Fort Brown | historic district, fort | Wikidata | |
| site | fort | Fuerte Castamata | fort, museum | Wikidata | |
| commons | image | John J. Williams (last soldier to die in the American Civil War) | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Palmito Ranch Battlefield 2012-09-30 11-15-36 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Battle of Palmito Ranch Texas historical marker | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Battle of Palmito Ranch marker | Commons | ||
| commons | image | This map shows what the battle of Palmito Ranch looked like from a strategic look. | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Battle of Palmito Ranch | Commons | ||
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