Army Of The Trans-Mississippi
The Army of the Trans-Mississippi was the major Confederate field army for the Department of the Trans-Mississippi during the American Civil War. It was the last major Confederate command to be surrendered and the site of the post-war Battle of Palmito Ranch—a Confederate victory fought in late May 1865—several days after the war had actually ended.
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