10K views · 26K reactions | Here’s the history of Juneteenth! Lincoln sent Gordon Granger with the Union Army to make sure that emancipation was enforced. On June 19th Order No. 3 was proclaimed in Gavelston. Happy Juneteenth! | Ryan Kelly Comedy | Facebook

48K views · 2.4K reactions | This Confederate General was feared by the Union Army and didn’t surrendered until over one month after General Lee. While this wasn’t the last surrender of the war it represented the end and was the last hope for Confederate hold outs. This is the location it occurred. #civilwar #history #travel | History Seekers | Facebook

27K views · 438 reactions | This Day in History – 1865  Following a morning battle, Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrenders his army to Union General Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Court House, Virginia. The final battle of the war took place just a few weeks later, May 11-12. For surprising stories from the Civil War, watch Lincoln’s Washington at War. Tonight at 11PM. https://bit.ly/2FGv0Eb | Smithsonian Channel | Facebook