1865 American Civil War Battles
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List of American Civil War Battles on 1865
Battle of Dove Creek | January 8 | Texas State Militia and CS troops are defeated by Kickapoo Indians. |
Second Battle of Fort Fisher | January 15 | Union takes fort. |
Battle of Rivers' Bridge | February 3 | Union forces capture river crossing. |
Battle of Hatcher's Run | February 5 | Union force launch unexpected attack. |
Battle of Fort Myers | February 20 | Southernmost land battle of the war. |
Battle of Wilmington (North Carolina) | February 22 | Last Confederate port falls. |
Battle of Waynesboro | March 2 | Remnants of Confederate Army of the Valley are destroyed. |
Battle of Natural Bridge | March 6 | Confederate victory in Florida prevents the capture of Tallahassee. |
Battle of Wyse Fork | March 7–10 | Confederate attacks repelled by Union artillery. |
Battle of Averasborough | March 16 | Union and Confederate forces attack one another in turn, both attacks fail. |
Battle of Bentonville | March 19–21 | Sherman defeats Confederates |
Battle of Fort Stedman | March 25 | Lee attempts to break siege. |
Battle of Lewis's Farm | March 29 | Union forces capture Confederate earthworks. |
Battle of White Oak Road | March 31 | Confederate forces under Richard H. Anderson defeated. |
Battle of Dinwiddie Court House | March 31 | Pickett defeats Sheridan. |
Battle of Five Forks | April 1 | Sheridan routs Confederates in last important battle of American Civil War. |
Battle of Selma | April 2 | Wilson defeats Forrest. |
Third Battle of Petersburg | April 2 | Grant defeats Lee. |
Battle of Sutherland's Station | April 2 | Lee's supply lines are cut. |
Battle of Namozine Church | April 3 | Several Confederates captured, Custer's brother earns Medal of Honor. |
Battle of Sayler's Creek | April 6 | Union victory, Lee realizes his army will not last long. |
Battle of High Bridge | April 6–7 | Union forces thwart Lee's attempts to burn bridges and to resupply, Grant proposes that Lee surrender, but he refuses. |
Battle of Cumberland Church | April 7 | Union forces attack Confederate rearguard, but darkness cuts the attack short. |
Battle of Spanish Fort | March 27 – April 8 | Union forces capture fort just east of Mobile. |
Battle of Appomattox Station | April 8 | Union forces thwart Lee's final attempt to resupply. |
Battle of Fort Blakely | April 2–9 | Union forces capture fort outside of Mobile. |
Battle of Appomattox Court House | April 9 | Lee's forces surrounded. He subsequently surrenders. |
Battle of West Point | April 16 | Union victory during final phase of U.S. Civil War. |
Battle of Columbus (1865) | April 16 | Union victory during final phase of U.S. Civil War. |
Battle of Anderson | May 1 | Minor skirmish. |
Battle of Palmito Ranch | May 12–13 | Confederate victory in Texas during final phases of the Civil War. |
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