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LAST BATTLE OF CIVIL WAR WAS AT PALMITO RANCH MAY 14, 1865ProLaldy few fdiKlent* of America*! hisfnry would Ik* aide to tell, off hand, where tiic*. I’fist battle between the North and »uth ^as fought. The* question has repeatedly come up during the debates in Congress nn'-l oven t)m Solon?; ir that body hebl widely divergent views. The* I r\ith D. thatMr*xR»fin.-e lh*d in wild disorder, lrovine hundred* of killed and wounded behind. The Americans I ast fifty-ihret? men. hif-hiding the gallant Ma-j jor kings-old. commander of the. Fly-4 lug Artillery. Although Texas wav f,ie slt;‘» no of the final battle of tlv: f'ivi) \Y;u\ it h:is boon vaHourly held that iho v.-nr ended with ’the sur-ronilrr of J,eo on April lS.Ga: thethe final engagement .was • ended on.; surrender of Johnston at DurhamMay (4. Ift6.'. Jn western Texas?, and is known* as the hattk* of Pal mi to Kancfi. . The battle began on the tilth, that is. fifty-two years /osier day. .The battle was won by the • ’niifedi1 rates.% who, iimb r the leadership «f fhn* rni shMJirluer. defeatedthe i'nhn fortes under (VdumT War-if t. Thirteen dn.ya later HU*, last I TnnfoiU-nUe army in th«- Lone Starisjailon', X. (\. on April 2r,: and ofTuylnr at ritmnelle. Ala., on MaTho government derided that the war was Closed .Junr* 1. 3S6f». but in' M67 (‘ongross, tn serve a t-nrtain pur-bos. , plaeerl the data, at Autiust -0 1S6G. •Stab* vjih sum iiflereA bv (Jen'Ta]Kirby Smith, find the great I'ivll Wav wa« over. The battle oT IMlmito It ranch was fmurht on a fbdii wlv*ni in’ the iu ttby.of l\ab» Alto. til?opening ennflh't in' the way between*11 ody’s* ^BM3!5veff5a?B©3;h T'mn-.l siao s and M« xb'\ hadAs every body kno\lt;s. the FniPdFlifes is the n Min try which has n\or° Mrailri-ad ^ndeni*.. Hum any ,j;J»i*r. Iti*‘-n w.t^i*.] j is tlv rlt; /or/ ^«»m«’\vbat surprising roA Ktn-M. cf (irairif rth.m- .-ik.-u .rhl|building f sm-h .. mad had Si» bo iin -Piio-d from KngJ.md. It was Mav j m. lsjthat \ho sbij» Alexander yr-ndb*s tmriheust of MiiL.ini^ais. Me\-ii o\ fianUM i,y ponds - and mad*- he.tu-1! Mi I J'V r ,111 trees, was thus t he'S*' ■!.!•*I■ f the first and last t*atl.''v in twolt;f the mrinnrnltl »nirs ,n •»% liii li *h/ !ri\' d m tin- harbor of Haltmmre frotn 1 'nil*‘d Slates has engag'd. In Hr. hattb* of. }*alo AI to lt;Pn. Tudor. •*I .t\.* rpi-f»l wit’ll l.ii‘ tons lt;«f iron uttdiiaUJ- ot.iaio a.to O'n. i:iilt;*r. “ ; ♦•,/ttrf*rirnlt; fur tIm* ranstrnciJon of tb.: I||»- li-'.i-J I.:' I:tliisn Ani'-r-fiin-..: rflsjr.| j,, , rlt;-s.intib-fi-d n dee;v;\ .• |. at upon , f. % , , . . ’-I .M-sS.m»« tin.l-r th lt;uni-;7 ' ■ . »IriiiK'-O- li is «lw;na nl if fior.er.ii Arista, i’•*strugirb* lulling fiveAfter •*1 tT.ivl .Sintv. hieliin exportinghonr-i ’h'dra:!!' id ' quipnumi all over He w«.u Idi
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Mon, May 14, 1917
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