U.S. Civil War History
1865 - John Wilkes Booth was captured and killed in the Garrett Barn, Port Royal, VA. Booth had shot and killed U.S. President Abraham Lincoln on April 14.
1865 - Confederate General Joseph Johnston officially surrendered to General William T. Sherman at Durham Station, North Carolina.
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