1865 in the United States

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← 1864 1863 1862 1865 in the United States → 1866 1867 1868
Decades:	1840s 1850s 1860s 1870s 1880s
See also:	History of the United States (1865–1918) Timeline of United States history (1860–1899) List of years in the United States

Events from the year 1865 in the United States. The American Civil War ends with the surrender of the Confederate States, beginning the Reconstruction era of U.S. history.