 This is a timeline of the conclusion of the American Civil War which includes important battles , skirmishes , raids and other events of 1865 . These led to additional Confederate surrenders , key Confederate captures , and disbandments of Confederate military units that occurred after Gen. Robert E. Lee ’ s surrender on April 9 , 1865 . The fighting of the Eastern Theater of the Civil War ended on April 9 , 1865 with the surrender of the Army of Northern Virginia to Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant , but fighting in other theaters continued for some time.
In the Western Theater , the Siege of Petersburg ended on April