Battle of Palmetto Ranch: The last battle of the Civil War

John S. “Rip” Ford was a famous man that was a key player in the Civil War. He received his nickname, “RIP” because he had to stamp, “Rest In Piece (RIP)” on so many letters home to families that had lost a loved one in the war.

The Northern government was afraid that the confederates would sell cotton to European forces to receive war materials, so Lincoln and the Union tried to stop this. All of the Federa

The Federals stayed there because they were afraid that the French leaders of Mexico would make an alliance with the Southern Confederacy that was posting out, holding on to the last little thread of pride. The Federals wanted to keep a home base somewhere in Texas to keep tabs on the last Confederate cluster that was lurking around in the south despising the Yankees.

The Confederates see the Federals dining on a battlefield and they seize the golden opportunity, and attack. Now the federals are trapped with their backs to a river. Shots were fired and the Yankees were in trouble. The Black infantry cleared the way for the Federal soldiers to make a run for it. The Federals made it to the bend in the Rio Grande. Eventually, the Federals lost the last battle of the Civil War that they had won. Ironic.

This was a, “Battle by Accident.” The Yankee generals received the letter that the war was over. So they marched onto another ranch, and came face

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