The US Civil War ends with the surrender of the last Confederate
army at Shreveport, near New Orleans.
Citation:
Editors. "US Civil War ends with surrender of last Confederate army at Shreveport".
The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 30 December 2011
[http://www.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=18495, accessed 22 May 2013.]