Historical Events for May 1865
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Months in 1865: January February March April June July August September October November December
Events 1 - 14 of 14
2nd - Pres Johnson offers $100,000 reward for capture of Jefferson Davis
4th - Battle of Citronville, AL; Richard Taylor surrenders
4th - Battle of Mobile, AL
5th - 1st US train robbery (North Bend Ohio)
10th - Jefferson Davis captured at Irwinsville Georgia
10th - Surrender of Sam Jones
11th - Jeff Thompson surrenders
12th - Last land action of Civil war at Palmito Ranch, Texas
13th - S Brownsville, TX (Palmito Ranch) Final engagement of Civil War PVT John J Williams of 34th Indiana is last man killed
17th - The International Telegraph Union (later the International Telecommunication Union) is established.
19th - President Jefferson Davis is captured by Union Cavalry in Georgia
23rd - -24] Victory parade in Washington, DC (Grand Review)
23rd - Flag flown at full staff over White House, 1st time since Lincoln shot
26th - Battle of Galveston TX, surrender of Edmund Kirby Smith
