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23 June 1865

The last Confederate unit surrendered after the American Civil War. The force was led by Cherokee chief and brigadier general Stand Watie. Watie refused to accept defeat and continued the war longer than any other Confederate general. He kept his... Read more ...

23 June 1865

The last Confederate unit surrendered
The last Confederate unit surrendered after the American Civil War. The force was led by Cherokee chief and brigadier general Stand Watie. Watie refused to accept defeat and continued the war longer than any other Confederate general. He kept his army in the field nearly a month after the last other Confederate troops had surrendered and a full 75 days after General Lee surrendered to Grant at Appomattox Court House.

Watie's small army consisted of Cherokees, Seminoles, Creeks and Osages. After the war he returned to Indian Territory and found his home burned by Union soldiers. He died in 1871.


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New article: Portrait of an original Remington percussion revolver

Published: 4 February 2015 by Øyvind Flatnes.
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June, 1863: As the American Civil War raged on, a newly made percussion revolver passed the gates of the E. Remington & Sons factory in the small city of Ilion, New York. One of the first of the Remington New Army model, the revolver was purchased by the Union army which had a colossal demand for firearms in the stalemate war against the rebels in the south. Exactly 150 years after the old veteran became mine. Now it was time to bring it back to life.

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