1865 in the United States

Events from the year 1865 in the United States. The American Civil War ends with the surrender of the Confederate States, beginning the Reconstruction era of U.S. history.

1865
in
the United States

Decades:
  • 1840s
  • 1850s
  • 1860s
  • 1870s
  • 1880s
See also:

Incumbents

Federal Government

Events

March 4: Andrew Johnson becomes the 16th U.S. Vice President

January–March

April–June

Fires in Richmond, Virginia, burn out of control in the largely abandoned city after Evacuation Sunday (April 2)
April 14: Lincoln assassinated
April 15: Johnson succeeds Lincoln as the 17th U.S. President
April 27: Sultana burns

July–September

October–December

July 30: Brother Jonathan sinks

Undated

Ongoing

Births

Deaths

See also

Further reading

  • American Annual Cyclopaedia ... 1865, NY: D. Appleton & Co. via HathiTrust

References

  1. Cartmell, Donald (2001). The Civil War Book of Lists. Career Press. p. 104.
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