Tuesday, 9 May 1865
Confederate President Jefferson Davis and his wife, Varina, are reunited near Dublin, on the Oconee River, in Georgia. Meanwhile, Union cavalry close in on the remnants of the Confederate government. Davis is now heading toward Irwinville, Georgia, some 70 miles from Florida.
The trial begins for the eight alleged conspirators in the Lincoln assassination. The tribunal adjourns to allow the defendants to obtain legal counsel.
President Andrew Johnson recognizes Francis Harrison Pierpont as governor of Virginia. Pierpont had led the pro-Union "restored" part of the state under Federal occupation during the War.
Confederate General Edmund Kirby Smith rejects an offer from Union General John Pope to surrender his forces by the same terms granted to General Robert Edward Lee.
Confederate Lieutenant General Nathan Bedford Forrest officially disbands his Cavalry command.
In Arkansas, negotiations are going on at Chalk Bluff, on the St. Francis River, for the surrender of the troops of Confederate Brigadier General M. Jeff Thompson, the eccentric and brilliant Rebel leader in Missouri and the West.
Confederate President Jefferson Davis and his wife, Varina, are reunited near Dublin, on the Oconee River, in Georgia. Meanwhile, Union cavalry close in on the remnants of the Confederate government. Davis is now heading toward Irwinville, Georgia, some 70 miles from Florida.
The trial begins for the eight alleged conspirators in the Lincoln assassination. The tribunal adjourns to allow the defendants to obtain legal counsel.
President Andrew Johnson recognizes Francis Harrison Pierpont as governor of Virginia. Pierpont had led the pro-Union "restored" part of the state under Federal occupation during the War.
Confederate General Edmund Kirby Smith rejects an offer from Union General John Pope to surrender his forces by the same terms granted to General Robert Edward Lee.
Confederate Lieutenant General Nathan Bedford Forrest officially disbands his Cavalry command.
In Arkansas, negotiations are going on at Chalk Bluff, on the St. Francis River, for the surrender of the troops of Confederate Brigadier General M. Jeff Thompson, the eccentric and brilliant Rebel leader in Missouri and the West.
