I was taught that the last battle of the Civil War was in Texas: "On May 13, 1865, more than a month after the surrender of Gen. Robert E. Lee, the last land action of the Civil War took place at Palmito Ranch near Brownsville." Source: https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/qfp01
I was astonished to find someone on Reddit who argued with me (I know!) who stated that the last battle of the Civil War was in Georgia:
"The last important land battle of the War Between the States was fought here (Georgia) April 16, 1865...." Source: http://lat34north.com/HistoricMarkers/Images/MarkerPic/Pic106-1.jpg
Their argument being "How can the last battle of the Civil War be after the war ended?"
Can AskHistorians settle this?
Key words are "important land battle." The Battle at Palmito Ranch wasn't an important battle. The thing that makes it "important" is that it's the last land battle of the Civil War. If it wasn't for that, it probably wouldn't be well known.
The fight had less than 1,000 soldiers involved, the casualties inflicted were less than a good sized skirmish (not counting the number captured) and was so far away from any geographical area of influence, I wouldn't even call it a dieing gasp. More like a pinky toe twitch after death. Overall the Battle at Palmito Ranch was a minor skirmish of no significance or consequence.
