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Surrender at Liverpool
- When
- 6 November 1865
- Where
- River Mersey
Captain Waddell surrendered CSS Shenandoah to Captain Paynter of HMS Donegal on the River Mersey in Liverpool on 6 November 1865.
The surrender occurred six months after the Civil War ended. Waddell had learned of the war's definite end in August 1865. The event marked the last Confederate flag lowered by a combatant unit, taking place in mid-river on the River Mersey.
Sources
- CSS Shenandoah Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-23
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