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OK, when somebody asks you when the Civil War ended, what do you say?
- Alan
- Alan
I was going to say thatIt's over?
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Note that, there was no formal treaty or formal cease fire and negotiated end to the war in 1866 either (as far as I know). Andrew Johnson just said "the threat is gone, the war is over."I had to vote for August 1866. The fighting may have stopped earlier but there were no formal treaty or formal cease fire and negotiated end to the war.
It's over?
Note that, there was no formal treaty or formal cease fire and negotiated end to the war in 1866 either (as far as I know). Andrew Johnson just said "the threat is gone, the war to be over."
Of interest to me is that if you look at his "the war is over proclamation," Johnson could have issued it months earlier, given the conditions on the ground. There's probably a story behind why he happened to issue the proclamation in August 1866, but I don't know it.
- Alan