Battle of Palmetto Ranch: The last battle of the Civil War
May 12, 1865 ended the civil war. This date is different from what most history books will tell you. We know the true date of the end of the civil war was May 12, 1865 because there were still more generals out commanding troops that were unaware that the war had come to an end. Trans-Mississippi, west of the so-called, “ South Confederate States” were sometimes left out of the information loop. The Civil War almost started in Texas, due to the conflict of the Confederate soldiers and the Federal soldiers over military equipment. 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
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