I was never very good at remembering historical dates. Granted, the Civil War is a foundational event in American history, so I know it ended in the 1860s but that's as precise as I could get. I'd bet at least 80% of Congress wouldn't know the exact date, and probably 98% of the U.S. population doesn't know it either.

But the exact end is somewhat debatable? The last (land) battle was fought on May 13, 1865, at the Battle of Palmito Ranch in Texas. On June 19, 1865 (now known as Juneteenth), Union Maj. Gen. Gordon Granger announced General Order No. 3, bringing the Emancipation Proclamation into effect in Texas and freeing the last slaves of the Confederacy. But legally, the war did not end until August 20, 1866, when President Johnson issued a proclamation that declared "that the said insurrection is at an end and that peace, order, tranquility, and civil authority now exist in and throughout the whole of the United States of America"

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War#E...

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