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The Battle of Palmito Ranch, also known as the Battle of Palmito Hill, is considered by some criteria the final battle of the American Civil War.It was fought May 12 and 13, 1865, on the banks of the Rio Grande east of Brownsville, Texas, and a few miles from the seaport of Los Brazos de Santiago, at the southern tip of Texas.
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Between TX 4 and the Rio Grande, 12 mi. E of Brownsville 25°56′48″N 97°17′07″W / 25.946667°N 97.285278°W / 25.946667; -97.285278 ( Palmito Ranch Battlefield Brownsville
Map of USA with Texas highlighted: Date: ... Baker Hotel (Mineral Wells, Texas) Balinese Room; Battle of Palmito Ranch; Bishop's Palace (Galveston, Texas) Blinn College;
Palmito Ranch Battlefield State Historic Site#† 43296 Palmito Hill Rd. Brownsville: Cameron: THC Port Isabel Lighthouse State Historic Site† More images: 421 E. Queen Isabella Blvd. Port Isabel: Cameron
Union forces from Brazos Island launched the Brazos Santiago Expedition, leading to the last battle of the Civil War, the Battle of Palmito Ranch, fought in Texas on May 12, 1865, well after Robert E. Lee's surrender on April 9, 1865, at Old Appomattox Court House, Virginia.
The largest city in the Texas panhandle is also the coldest in the state. Amarillo's average annual low temperature is only 44 degrees. Steve Cukrov/shutterstock. Warmest: St. George, Utah.
Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap. ... Battle of Palmito Ranch; Price's Missouri Expedition; S. Leon Smith (naval commander) T. Texas Road; CSS Texas (1865)