#OTD in 1865, President Andrew Johnson issues a proclamation accusing Jefferson Davis of inciting the assassination of Abraham Lincoln and offers a $100,000 reward for Davis' arrest. As it turns out, Davis had no knowledge of the conspiracy to murder Lincoln. #CivilWar

#OTD in 1865, President Andrew Johnson orders the creation of a U.S. military commission to try the 8 surviving conspirators involved in Abraham Lincoln's murder. As the assassination is seen as an act of war, it is determined that a civil trial would be inappropriate. #CivilWar

#OTD in 1865, Gen. Edward Canby, who commands Federal troops along the Gulf coast, agrees to Confederate Gen. Richard Taylor's request for a truce. With the news of Lee's and Johnston's surrenders, Taylor prepares to surrender his troops in AL, MS, and eastern LA. #CivilWar

#OTD in 1865, President Andrew Johnson removes restrictions on trade in former Confederate territory within U.S. military lines east of the Mississippi River. Meanwhile, Jefferson Davis and the remnants of the Confederate government continue south through Yorkville, SC. #CivilWar

Stillness At Appomattox

The dogwoods at Appomattox C. H. were in full bloom last week.

IMAGE: A dogwood tree along the stage road blooms while the brick Clover Hill Tavern can be seen in the background.

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#OTD in 1865, the deadliest maritime disaster in American history occurs on the Mississippi near Memphis. The steamboat Sultana, loaded with paroled Federals heading home from Southern POW camps explodes and sinks. More than 1,200 people are burned or drowned to death. #CivilWar

#OTD in 1865, Gen. Joseph E Johnston surrenders all Confederate forces in NC, SC, GA and FL to Gen. William T Sherman at the Bennett Place. The terms are similar to Appomattox, with the exception of a surrender ceremony. Johnston's troops will be paroled and sent home. #CivilWar

#OTD in 1865, Federal cavalry trap assassin John Wilkes Booth in a tobacco barn on the Garrett Farm in Caroline County, VA. When he refuses to surrender, the barn is set on fire and he is shot. Booth dies within hours, ending the largest manhunt in American history. #CivilWar

#OTD in 1865, Gen. Joseph E Johnston disobeys orders from Jefferson Davis to disband his forces and send them south. Instead, Johnston sends a message to Gen. William T Sherman asking for another meeting to discuss the surrender of Confederate forces in North Carolina. #CivilWar

#OTD in 1865, Gen. Ulysses S. Grant meets with Gen. William T. Sherman in Raleigh, NC. He brings word that Sherman's agreement with Gen. Joseph E. Johnston to all but end the #CivilWar has been rejected. An incensed Sherman sends word to Johnston of the suspension of the truce.

#OTD in 1865, Jefferson Davis writes 'The issue is one which is very painful for me to meet. On one hand is the long night of oppression which will follow our return to the 'Union' on the other the carnage among the few brave patriots who would still oppose the invader' #CivilWar

#DYK : During the closing stages of the #CivilWar in NC, Gen. William T. Sherman's 90,000 Federal troops included the Army of Georgia (14th and 20th Corps), the Army of the Tennessee (15th and 17th Corps), the Army of the Ohio (10th and 23rd Corps), and one cavalry division.

#StillnessAtAppomattox : Looking west on a recent foggy morning in the village of Appomattox Court House. #CivilWar #FindYourPark #APX159

#OTD in 1865, the body of President Abraham Lincoln departs Washington, D.C. for his home of Springfield, IL by special train. The funeral train passes through over 400 cities and towns while millions of Americans pay their respects along the 1,700 mile journey. #CivilWar #APX159

#OTD in 1865, from Richmond, VA, Gen. Robert E. Lee writes to Confederate President Jefferson Davis, then in Charlotte, NC. Lee suggests that organized resistance cannot be continued east of the Mississippi and counsels Davis against pursuing a partisan or guerilla war. #CivilWar

#OTD in 1865, funeral services for President Abraham Lincoln are held in the East Room of the White House. Present are President Andrew Johnson, Gen. Ulysses S. Grant, Robert T. Lincoln, as well as members of Congress, the Diplomatic Corps, and Supreme Court Justices. #CivilWar

#OTD in 1865, Gens. William T. Sherman and Joseph E. Johnston sign an agreement at the Bennett Place, NC. which would end the #CivilWar . Confederate soldiers would return home with their weapons. Existing state governments would be recognized and a general amnesty would prevail.

#OTD in 1865, Gens. William T. Sherman and Joseph E. Johnston meet halfway between their respective armies at the Bennett farmhouse, near Durham's Station, NC. They discuss the recent Lincoln assassination, the current military situation and the need to end the #CivilWar . #APX159

#OTD in 1865, in arguably the last large scale military action of the #CivilWar , Federal cavalry under Gen. James H. Wilson assault the Confederate defenses of Columbus, GA. After a brief battle, the Federals capture the city, which contains Confederate Army and Naval industries.

#OTD in 1865, with the death of President Abraham Lincoln, Vice President Andrew Johnson is sworn in as the 17th #POTUS , an event which has profound implications for #Reconstruction policy, #CivilRights for formerly enslaved people, and the future of the nation. #CivilWar #APX159