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On June 23rd

1865 to 1865 — what the record says happened on this date, in the order the years gave it to us.

  1. 1865history
    Doaksville

    Stand Watie surrendered at Doaksville on June 23, 1865—the last Confederate general to surrender. The record dates it to 1865-06-23. Doaksville's history is documented — boom, bust, and desertion all on record, the lore layered on top. It's verified history: the dossier's load-bearing detail. Sources including 'Honey Springs Battlefield' carry the record. Documented ground is what separates this f

    Fort Towson, Oklahoma
  2. 1865event
    Doaksville

    On June 23, 1865 — more than two months after Appomattox — Brig. Gen. Stand Watie, the Cherokee Confederate, surrendered his battalion at Doaksville near Fort Towson: the last Confederate general to lay down arms. The war in Indian Territory ended where it had been fought hardest, among the nations it had split apart — a history the site interprets today.

    Fort Towson, Oklahoma