The Battle of Palmito Ranch
On May 12, 1865, weeks after other major Confederate armies surrendered at Appomattox Courthouse, Virginia and Bennett Place, North Carolina, forces of the United States of America and the Confederate States of America clashed on the coastal plains east of Brownsville, Texas. Click here to download information about the last shots of the Civil War.

View of downloaded documents requires the Adobe Acrobat Reader. If you do not have the viewer, you can download the free plug-in by clicking on the link below: