<P> The Army of Northern Virginia surrendered on April 9 around noon followed by General St. John Richardson Liddell 's troops some six hours later . Mosby 's Raiders disbanded on April 21 , General Joseph E. Johnston and his various armies surrendered on April 26 , the Confederate departments of Alabama , Mississippi and East Louisiana surrendered on May 4 , and the Confederate District of the Gulf , commanded by Major General Dabney Herndon Maury , surrendered on May 5 . Confederate President Jefferson Davis was captured on May 10 , along with the Confederate Departments of Florida and South Georgia , commanded by Confederate Major General Samuel Jones . Also on May 10 , U.S. President Andrew Johnson declared the rebellion 's armed resistance virtually ended . Thompson 's Brigade surrendered on May 11 , Confederate forces of North Georgia surrendered on May 12 , and Kirby Smith surrendered on May 26 ( officially signed June 2 ) . The last battle of the American Civil War was the Battle of Palmito Ranch in Texas on May 12 and 13 . The last significant Confederate active force to surrender was the Confederate allied Cherokee Brigadier General Stand Watie and his Indian soldiers on June 23 . The last Confederate surrender occurred on November 6 , 1865 , when the Confederate warship CSS Shenandoah surrendered at Liverpool , England . President Johnson formally declared the end of the war on August 20 , 1866 . </P>
<P> The Army of Northern Virginia surrendered on April 9 around noon followed by General St. John Richardson Liddell 's troops some six hours later . Mosby 's Raiders disbanded on April 21 , General Joseph E. Johnston and his various armies surrendered on April 26 , the Confederate departments of Alabama , Mississippi and East Louisiana surrendered on May 4 , and the Confederate District of the Gulf , commanded by Major General Dabney Herndon Maury , surrendered on May 5 . Confederate President Jefferson Davis was captured on May 10 , along with the Confederate Departments of Florida and South Georgia , commanded by Confederate Major General Samuel Jones . Also on May 10 , U.S. President Andrew Johnson declared the rebellion 's armed resistance virtually ended . Thompson 's Brigade surrendered on May 11 , Confederate forces of North Georgia surrendered on May 12 , and Kirby Smith surrendered on May 26 ( officially signed June 2 ) . The last battle of the American Civil War was the Battle of Palmito Ranch in Texas on May 12 and 13 . The last significant Confederate active force to surrender was the Confederate allied Cherokee Brigadier General Stand Watie and his Indian soldiers on June 23 . The last Confederate surrender occurred on November 6 , 1865 , when the Confederate warship CSS Shenandoah surrendered at Liverpool , England . President Johnson formally declared the end of the war on August 20 , 1866 . </P>
who brought the civil war to an end in april 1865
who brought the civil war to an end in april 1865
President Johnson
President Johnson