Episode 2 of 2
Capitulation at Galveston
- When
- June 2, 1865
- Where
- Galveston, Texas
General Edmund Kirby Smith surrendered his army at Galveston, Texas, on June 2, 1865, becoming the last general with a major field force to capitulate.
Smith signed the terms of surrender in Galveston, Texas, on June 2, 1865. This event marked the end of the Trans-Mississippi Department's resistance, which had been isolated from the Confederate capital since 1863. The surrender followed terms negotiated on May 26, 1865.
Sources
- Edmund Kirby Smith Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-06
- Trans-Mississippi Department Wikipedia, revision of 2026-05-05
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