1865 Feb Am Civil War Gazette

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- Editorials and discussion on the passing of the Thirteenth Amendment to the
Constitution abolishing slavery

- Eighteen states ratify the Thirteenth Amendment to the Constitution
abolishing slavery

- Two states reject ratification of the Thirteenth Amendment abolishing
slavery
- Delaware
- Kentucky

- Hampton Roads Conference {Hampton Roads Peace Conference} (Virginia)

- Richmond-Petersburg Campaign continues {Siege of Petersburg} (Virginia)
- Battle of Hatcher's Run

- Wilmington Campaign concludes (North Carolina)
- Battle of Wilmington, North Carolina

- Colorado War (Colorado Territory)
- Burning of Julesburg
- Burning of Lodgepole Creek telegraph station
- Battle of Mud Springs (Nebraska)
- Battle of Rush Creek (Nebraska)

- South Carolina Operations
- Battle of Grimball's Causeway
- Battle of Congaree Creek

- Sherman's Carolinas Campaign
- Battle of Rivers' Bridge
- Battle of Aiken (South Carolina)
- Capture of Columbia (South Carolina)

- Florida Operations
- Battle of Fort Meyers

- Arizona Territory
- Battle of Fort Buchanan

- Tennessee adopts a new constitution abolishing slavery

- U.S. Army
- Military Division of the Missouri created
- Contained all departments west of the Mississippi
- Gen. Pope is appointed commander
- Department of the Missouri
- District of Utah is transferred from Deparment of the the Pacific
- Montana and Dakota Territories are transferred from the Department of the Northwest
- Gen. Conner is appointed commander
- Gen. Curtis is assigned command of the Department of the Northwest
- Gen. Hancock replaces Gen. Sheridan as commander of the Middle Military Division

- U.S. Congress
- Treaty with the Chippewas

- C.S. Army
- Army of the South is formed from the Army of Tennessee, the Department of South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida, and the Department of North Carolina
- Gen. Joseph E. Johnston is appointed commander