Battles in May 1865

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6 May surrender of Union garrison at Waynesville, Haywood County, North Carolina
US ForcesWiliam Chambers Bartlett [west point 1862] https://antietam.aotw.org/officers.php?officer_id=13567
2nd nORTH cAROLINA mOUNTED iNFANTRY us
CS Forces: Colonel William Holland Thomas of CS Thomas Legion
12-13 MAY Battle of Palmito Ranch aka Battle of Palmito Hill,Cameron County Texas east of Brownsville, Texas. Union defeat
Union forces; Brevet Brigadier General Theodore H. Barrett
2nd Texas United States Cavalry (dismounted); 62nd Regiment U.S. Colored Troops; 34th Indiana Veteran Volunteer Infantry [500 men] Loses: 4 killed; 12 wounded 101 captured
CS Forces;Colonel John Salmon "Rip" Ford.
2nd Texas Confederate Cavalry Regiment; Gidding's Regiment; Anderson's Battalion; Benavides' Regiment[300 men]. Loses: 5-6 WOUNDED 3 CAPTURED

19 may
https://www.exploresouthernhistory.com/hobdys2.html Skirmish at Hobdy Bridge
Hobdy Bridge Alabama
1st Florida U.S. Cavalry Loses: 1 killed 3 wounded

Last Union casualties:
Private John J. Williams of the 34th Indiana, who died at Palmitto Ranch
Corporal John W. Skinner of Company C, 1st Florida U.S. Cavalry. killed Hobdy Bridge
 
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