0 0 ▁soldiers . ▁ ▁April ▁ 2 6 ▁ ▁American ▁Civil ▁War : ▁Confeder ate ▁States ▁Army ▁General ▁Joseph ▁E . ▁John ston ▁surr enders ▁to ▁Union ▁Army ▁Major ▁General ▁William ▁T ec um seh ▁Sh erman ▁at ▁Dur ham ▁Station , ▁North ▁Carolina . ▁ ▁Union ▁caval ry ▁corner ▁John ▁Wil kes ▁Bo oth ▁in ▁a ▁Virginia ▁bar n , ▁and ▁caval ry man ▁Boston ▁Cor b ett ▁fat ally ▁sho ots ▁the ▁assass in . ▁ ▁April ▁ 2 7 ▁ ▁The ▁steam bo at ▁S ult ana , ▁carrying ▁ 2 , 3 0 0 ▁passengers ▁( and ▁news ▁of ▁Lincoln ' s ▁assass ination ), ▁expl odes ▁and ▁s inks ▁in ▁the ▁Mississippi ▁River , ▁killing ▁ 1 , 8 0 0 , ▁mostly ▁Union ▁surv iv ors ▁of ▁the ▁Anderson ville ▁Pr ison . ▁ ▁Governor ▁of ▁New ▁York ▁Re uben ▁F ent on ▁signs ▁a ▁bill ▁formally ▁creating ▁Corn ell ▁University . ▁ ▁May ▁ 4 ▁– ▁American ▁Civil ▁War : ▁Lieutenant ▁General ▁Richard ▁Taylor , ▁command ing ▁all ▁Confeder ate ▁forces ▁in ▁Alabama , ▁Mississippi , ▁and ▁eastern ▁Louisiana , ▁surr enders ▁his ▁forces ▁to ▁Union ▁General ▁Edward ▁Can by ▁at ▁Cit ron elle , ▁Alabama , ▁effectively ▁ending ▁all ▁Confeder ate ▁resistance ▁east ▁of ▁the ▁Mississippi . ▁ ▁May ▁ 5 ▁ ▁Jefferson ▁Davis ▁meets ▁with ▁his ▁Confeder ate ▁Cab inet ▁( 1 4 ▁officials ) ▁for ▁the ▁last ▁time , ▁in ▁Washington , ▁Georgia , ▁and ▁the ▁Confeder ate ▁Government ▁is ▁officially ▁dissol