Wiki background April 9, 1865 April 9, 1865 April 9, 1865 surrender of the CSS Shenandoah April 9, 1865 April 9, 1865 5 May 1865Confederate gov. dissolves itself 9 May 1865Pres. Andrew Johnson declares end of Civil War General Joseph E. Johnston General Joseph E. Johnston General Joseph E. Johnston American Civil War April 9, 1865 occurred after Appomattox 1865 - End of Civil War timeline General Joseph E. Johnston not yet proclamation ending belligerent rights view article conclusion of the American Civil War May 1865End of American Civil War declared surrender of the CSS Shenandoah collapsed Conclusion of the American Civil War surrendered surrendered occurred after Appomattox Wiki background April 9, 1865 General Joseph E. Johnston April 9, 1865 General Lee surrendered and the war ended 1865 - End of Civil War en.wikipedia.org General Joseph E. Johnston Conclusion of the American Civil War Conclusion of the American Civil War General Joseph E. Johnston Civil War was effectively at an end General Joseph E. Johnston timeline Civil War ended