What important event occurred April 9th, 1865
What important event occurred April 14th, 1865
The war was over by that date. The surrender happened April 7, 1865.
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The 16th President was Abraham Lincoln, and on April 14, 1865 he was shot and killed by John Wilkes Booth.
The civil war was fought in this time period.
The American Civil War occurred on April 12, 1861 and it was a quarrel between the north and the south (Yankees and Confederates). On April 9, 1865 Lee surrendered to Grant and the war ended. The civil war happened from 1862-1865.
The Confederated fired on Fort Sumter in April of 1865.
What important event happened in 1865 in the U.S The struggle for equality
Lee surrendered to Grant April 9 1865.
Certainly many events in late 1864 and on to early 1865 led to the fall of Richmond. The capture of the Confederate capital was directly related to the surrender of the Army of Northern Virginia. This event happened on April 9, 1865. The Confederate government quickly abandoned Richmond and Federal troops took the city.
April 14, 1865 was the 4th anniversary of the surrender of Ft. Sumter in Charleston, SC. Union troops had moved into the city and there were photographers to record the event as the US flag was again raised over the fort where the Civil War had begun.