Because the news of the surrender of the CSA Trans-Mississippi forces, signed on May 26, 1865 by General Kirby Smith had not reached yet the area in which the battle was fought.
The Battle of Palmito Ranch was fought along the Rio Grande.
The Battle of Palmito Ranch, also known as the Battle of Palmito Hill and the Battle of Palmetto Ranch, was fought on May 12-13, 1865, during the American Civil War.
The Battle of Appomattox River whose outcome led Lee to surrender to Grant, was not the final battle of the Civil War. The last encounter of the war was that of Palmito Ranch, fought on May 12, 1865.
Battle of Palmito Ranch. Refer to Related Link below.
The last battle of the US Civil War was fought in 1865 at Palmito Ranch, in Texas, on May 12 and 13. It was a Confederate victory.
Palmito Ranch
The Battle of Palmito Ranch, was fought on May 12th -May 13th , during the American Civil War.
The Battle of Palmito Ranch was fought along the Rio Grande.
The Battle of Palmito Ranch was fought along the Rio Grande.
First battle of Galveston, fought on Oct.4, 1862. Second Battle of Galveston, fought on Jan.1, 1863. First battle of Sabine Pass, fought on Sept.21,1862. Second Battle of Sabine Pass, fought on Sept.8, 1863. Battle of Palmito Ranch, fought on May 12-13,1865.
Palmito Ranch
The Battle of Palmito Ranch, also known as the Battle of Palmito Hill and the Battle of Palmetto Ranch, was fought on May 12-13, 1865, during the American Civil War.
The Battle of Appomattox River whose outcome led Lee to surrender to Grant, was not the final battle of the Civil War. The last encounter of the war was that of Palmito Ranch, fought on May 12, 1865.
The Battle of Palmito Ranch, fought on May 13, 1865, was the last battle of the Civil War.
The Battle of Palmito Ranch in Texas, fought on May 12-13, 1865
The Battle of Palmito Ranch.
The Battle of Fredericksburg was fought between the Union and the Confederacy. The outcome of the battle was a victory for the Confederacy. Robert E. Lee led the Confederacy in the battle.