Georgia History Timeline / Chronology 1865 <<Previous year    Next year>> Georgia History Navidater Century 000's 1400's 1500's 1600's 1700's 1800's 1900's 2000's Decade 1800's 1810's 1820's 1830's 1840's 1850's 1860's 1870's 1880's 1890's Year 1860 1861 1862 1863 1864 1865 1866 1867 1868 1869 January 13, 1865 Flooding destroys property in east-central Georgia including Augusta and Hamburg   City of Augusta, Georgia   Richmond County, Georgia January 16, 1865 From his field headquarters in Savannah, General William Tecumseh Sherman issues Special Field Orders, No. 15, giving "negroes now made free by the acts of war" abandoned coastal land from Charleston to the St. Johns River in Florida   City of Savannah, Georgia   Slavery in Georgia February 3, 1865 Alexander Stephens, as Vice President of the Confederate States of America holds a conference with Abraham Lincoln on a ship off the coast of Virginia regarding the end of the Civil War.   Alexander Stephens   Civil War - 1865 April 16, 1865 Wilson's Federal cavalry captures Columbus and West Point   Civil War - 1865   Columbus, Georgia April 18, 1865 Confederate Powder Works in Augusta ceases operation   City of Augusta, Georgia   Civil War - 1865 April 19, 1865 Skirmish at Barnesville   Civil War - 1865 April 20, 1865 Macon falls into Union hands   City of Macon, Georgia   Union troops enter Macon, Georgia April 20, 1865 Major General Howell Cobb surrenders his troops and the city of Macon, Georgia   Howell Cobb April 27, 1865 Steamship Sultana exploded about ten miles north of Memphis, Tennessee. Many of the dead had survived horrible conditions at Georgia's Andersonville Prison and were returning home.   Camp Sumter, Andersonville, Georgia   Civil War - 1865 May 7, 1865 Henry Wirz, commander of inmates at Andersonville (Camp Sumter), arrested   Camp Sumter, Andersonville, Georgia May 10, 1865 Confederate States of America President Jefferson Davis is captured in southwest Georgia near Irwinville   Jefferson Davis   Civil War - 1865 May 12, 1865 General William Tatum Wofford surrenders the last organized group of Confederate soldiers east of the Mississippi at Kingston, Georgia   William Tatum Wofford   Civil War - 1865 May 29, 1865 Andrew Johnson rescinds Sherman's Special Order 15, returning the confiscated and abandoned land to its original owners. June 17, 1865 James Johnson, a pro-Union Georgian appointed by President Andrew Johnson begins term as governor of Georgia   Governors of Georgia, 1801-1900 July 14, 1865 Atlanta National Bank, the first national bank in Georgia (and the Southeastern United States) is proposed by Alfred Austell   Wachovia and First Union Banks September 2, 1865 Conf. General Alfred Austell establishes Atlanta National Bank   Wachovia and First Union Banks November 10, 1865 Henry Wirz (not Wirtz, as his name is frequently misspelled), commander of the Confederate prisoner of war garrison at Andersonville, is hung in Washington, D. C.   Camp Sumter, Andersonville, Georgia November 15, 1865 Charles Jenkins elected governor. He is the only candidate   Charles Jones Jenkins December 6, 1865 Georgia ratifies the 13th Amendment to the Constitution   Georgia, the Declaration of Independence, the Articles of Confederation, and the United States Constitution December 14, 1865 Charles Jones Jenkins begins term as governor of Georgia   Charles Jones Jenkins   Governors of Georgia, 1801-1900 December 19, 1865 Governor James Johnson, who had been appointed by Andrew Johnson (no relation), gives up the position to Charles Jenkins, who had been inaugurated five days earlier   Charles Jones Jenkins December 19, 1865 Atlanta National Bank opens its doors. With capital stock of more than $100,000, and the first national bank in the Southeast, Atlanta National gave the Gate City the ability to fund growth. The best search in Georgia History Georgia History Navidater Century 000's 1400's 1500's 1600's 1700's 1800's 1900's 2000's Decade 1800's 1810's 1820's 1830's 1840's 1850's 1860's 1870's 1880's 1890's Year 1860 1861 1862 1863 1864 1865 1866 1867 1868 1869
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