Original: 1865 & ndash ; American Civil War : Battle of Palmito Ranch & ndash ; in far south Texas , more than a month after Confederate General Robert E. Lee 's surrender , the last land battle of the Civil War ends with a Confederate victory .
Simplified: 1865 - American Civil War : Battle of Palmito Ranch -- In far south Texas , more than a month after Confederate General Lees surrender , the last land battle of the Civil War ends with a Confederate victory .