▁By ▁now ▁a ▁full ▁general ▁( as ▁of ▁February ▁ 1 9 , ▁ 1 8 6 4 , ▁one ▁of ▁seven ▁gener als ▁in ▁the ▁Confeder ate ▁Army ), ▁Smith ▁negoti ated ▁the ▁surrender ▁of ▁his ▁department ▁on ▁May ▁ 2 6 , ▁ 1 8 6 5 . ▁While ▁Brig ad ier ▁General ▁Stand ▁W atie ▁and ▁the ▁ 1 st ▁Ch ero kee ▁Mount ed ▁R if les ▁regiment ▁did ▁not ▁surrender ▁until ▁ 2 3 ▁June ▁ 1 8 6 5 , ▁Kir by ▁was ▁the ▁last ▁full ▁general ▁to ▁do ▁so ▁and ▁signed ▁the ▁terms ▁of ▁surrender ▁in ▁Gal vest on , ▁Texas , ▁on ▁June ▁ 2 , ▁nearly ▁ 8 ▁weeks ▁after ▁Robert ▁E . ▁Lee ' s ▁surrender . ▁He ▁immediately ▁left ▁the ▁country ▁for ▁Mexico ▁and ▁then ▁to ▁Cuba , ▁to ▁escape ▁potential ▁pro sec ution ▁for ▁tre ason . ▁In ▁August ▁that ▁year , ▁General ▁Be a ure g ard ' s ▁house ▁near ▁New ▁Orleans ▁was ▁surrounded ▁by ▁Federal ▁troops ▁who ▁sus pected ▁the ▁general ▁of ▁har bor ing ▁Smith . ▁All ▁the ▁inhabitants ▁were ▁locked ▁in ▁a ▁cot ton ▁press ▁over night . ▁Be a ure g ard ▁compla ined ▁to ▁General ▁Sher idan , ▁who ▁expressed ▁his ▁anno y ance ▁at ▁the ▁treatment ▁of ▁the ▁high - ran king ▁officer , ▁his ▁erst while ▁enemy . ▁Smith ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁later ▁that ▁year ▁to ▁take ▁an ▁o ath ▁of ▁am n esty ▁at ▁Lyn ch burg , ▁Virginia