| Dates | Augusta County, VA | Franklin County, PA | Virginia | Pennsylvania | National |
| 01-04-1865 | J. S. Hoffman thanked the Churchville Soldiers' Aid Society for feeding his brigade. | Companies A, B, & C of the Chambersurg Home Guards practice how to board a train in a short span of time. | |||
| 01-06-1865 | Vindicator asked people to help feed Gen Jubal Early's army | ||||
| 01-09-1865 | The Staunton Overseers of the Poor met at the office of N. K. Trout. | ||||
| 01-10-1865 | Gen. Early forbid his army from impressing supplies intended for families of Augusta soldiers. | Board of Directors elected at First National Bank of Waynesboro. National Bank of Chambersburg elected its Board of Directors. | |||
| Mid 01-1865 | Tax assessments listed Franklin with $12,674,963 in real and personal estate. | Gov. Curtin complained to Lincoln that PA draft quotas are too high. | |||
| 01-15-1865 | Ft. Fisher, NC fell to Union forces. Monitor & Patapsco sunk by torpedo. | ||||
| 01-20-1865 | George, young mulatto slave, ran away from E. G. Marshall near Staunton. Vindicator announced Stonewall Brigade needs warm clothes for winter. | ||||
| 01-25-1865 | Confederate Day of Public Fast. | ||||
| 01-28-1865 | Staunton Artillery treated to dinner at the American Hotel, listen to speeches by Gen. Jubal Early & Col. William H. Harman. | ||||
| 01-30-1865 | Board of Enrollment in Chambersburg drafted men. | ||||
| 01-31-1865 | A. H. Coffroth, of Franklin, voted for a congressional amendment to abolish slavery. | ||||
| 02-01-1865 | Staunton Artillery pledged to fight for four more years. | John Rock became 1st African-American admitted to practice law before US Supreme Court. | |||
| 02-02-1865 | Camp Pegram Brigade of 52nd VA Regiment adopted resolution reaffirming their commitment to Confederate victory. | Lincoln met with Confederate peace commissioners aboard the River Queen. | |||
| 02-03-1865 | Confederate raiders on Lake Erie surrender. | ||||
| 02-05-1865 | 5th VA & 52nd VA fight in battle at Hatcher's Run. | William Wilson's house in Hamilton township burned to the ground. | Battle of Hatcher's Run | ||
| 02-06-1865 | Gen. Lee given command of all Confederate armies. | Soldiers in Gen. Early's army petition Jefferson Davis to stop war immediately. | |||
| 02-07-1865 | 53 members of PA 107th wounded, 6 killed, and 21 missing at Battle of Dabney's Mills. | Confederate Senate rejected plan to raise 200,000 African-American troops. | |||
| 02-08-1865 | State legislature ratified 13th Amendement. | ||||
| 02-09-1865 | B. Y. Hamsher of the Valley Spirit elected secretary of the newspaper publishers convention. | Newspaper publishers attended a convention in Harrisburg. | |||
| 02-10-1865 | Vindicator printed an appeal from Gen. Lee asking for weapons for Confederate troops. | ||||
| 02-15-1865 | Repository reported that seven Chambersburg men escaped from a prison in Salsbury, NC. | ||||
| Mid 02-1865 | Gov. Curtin censured Maj. Dodge of PA for mistreating enlisted men. | ||||
| 02-17-1865 | Gen. Sherman burns Charleston, SC. | ||||
| 02-18-1865 | Union forces under Gen. Cox capture Ft. Anderson. | ||||
| 02-22-1865 | Chambersburg residents celebrated Washington's birthday with a parade. | Gen. Schofield captured Wilmington, NC. | |||
| 02-23-1865 | Robert McClure began teaching a singing class for "ladies and gentlemen." | ||||
| 02-24-1865 | Vindicator criticized those pessimistic about the war's outcome. | John Y. Beall of Virginia hanged as a spy at Ft. Lafayette, NY. | |||
| 02-25-1865 | Gen. Johnston assumed command of Confederate forces in NC. | ||||
| 02-27-1865 | A "large and enthusiastic" crowd in Augusta condemned Lincoln's demand of unconditional surrender. | Union troops under Gen. Sheridan drive Confederate troops from Waynesboro. | |||
| 03-02-1865 | Sheridan's troops defeated Gen. Early and arrive in Staunton. | ||||
| 03-03-1865 | Col. William Harman killed after he surrenders. | Congress created the Freedmen's Bureau. | |||
| 03-04-1865 | Abraham Lincoln inaugurated. | ||||
| 03-08-1865 | Maj. Dodge relieved of his position as Assistant Provost Marshal of PA. | ||||
| 03-10-1865 | Jefferson Davis proclaimed a day of fasting, and prayer. | S.S Huber & Johnston McLanahan graduated from Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia. | |||
| Mid 03-1865 | 6 Chambersburg soldiers captured at Gettysburg return home. | ||||
| 03-13-1865 | Confederate Congress passed bill subjecting slaves to military duty. | ||||
| 03-15-1865 | Battle of Aversboro, NC. | ||||
| 03-18-1865 | Draft held. William Gilbert thrown from wagon. | Confederate Congress adjourns. | |||
| 03-19-1865 | Battle of Bentonville, NC. | ||||
| 03-22-1865 | Armies of Union Generals Sherman, Terry, & Shofield joined at Goldsboro, NC. | ||||
| 03-25-1865 | Seige of Petersburg begins. | ||||
| 03-27-1865 | Lincoln met with his generals at City Point, VA. | ||||
| 03-29-1865 | State reported that 110 children of deceased soldiers currently being cared for by PA schools. | ||||
| 03-31-1865 | Soldiers in 5th VA Infantry petitioned Confederate Congress to reorganize the depleted Stonewall Brigade as a regiment. | ||||
| 04-01-1865 | Battle of Five Forks. | ||||
| 04-02-1865 | Evacuation of Richmond by Confederate government. Lee's army evacuated Petersburg. | ||||
| 04-03-1865 | Union forces occupy Petersburg. | ||||
| 04-05-1865 | Mercersburg residents celebrate the capture of Richmond, VA. | Abraham Lincoln tours Richmond with his son, Tad. | |||
| 04-06-1865 | Gen. Ewell's division captured at Sailor's Creek, VA. | ||||
| 04-09-1865 | 5th VA & 52nd VA Infantry & Staunton Artillery present at Lee's surrender. | Chambersburg residents celebrate upon hearing of Lee's surrender. | Gen. Lee surrenders the Army of Northern Virginia to Gen. Grant. | ||
| 04-10-1865 | Fanfare greets Mr. Elkman, Cauffman, and Brown--returned from CSA prisoner of war camp. | Gen. Lee delivers his farewell address to the Army of Northern Virginia. | Celebrations broke out in Washington, D.C. | ||
| 04-11-1865 | Montgomery, AL surrendered to Gen. Wilson. | ||||
| 04-12-1865 | Confederates evacuated Mobile, AL | ||||
| 04-13-1865 | Raleigh, NC occupied by Gen. Sherman | ||||
| 04-14-1865 | Lincoln assassinated. Assassination attempt against Seward & his son. The Stars & Stripes raised over Ft. Sumter. | ||||
| 04-15-1865 | Lincoln dies at 7:22 AM. Andrew Johnson assumes presidency. | ||||
| 04-16-1865 | Ohio Superior Court rules Soldiers' Voting law constitutional. | ||||
| 04-18-1865 | Gen. Johnston provisionally surrenders to Gen. Sherman | ||||
| 04-19-1865 | Procession of Chambersburg citizens pay respect to Lincoln. | Funeral services for Lincoln held in White House. | |||
| 04-20-1865 | Union forces occupy Macon, GA. | ||||
| 04-21-1865 | Gen. Mosby disbands his Rangers rather than surrender them. | ||||
| 04-22-1865 | Stone & Roston's Circus visits Franklin. | ||||
| 04-24-1865 | Van Amburgh & Co.'s "celebrated menagerie" visits Chambersburg. | Gen. Grant arrives at Raleigh, NC | |||
| 04-26-1865 | John Wilkes Booth shot and killed. Gen. Johnson officially surrenders to Gen. Sherman | ||||
| 04-27-1865 | Steamer Sultana explodes on Mississippi River, killing 1700. | ||||
| 04-29-1865 | Johnson removes restrictions on domestic commerce east of Mississippi River. | ||||
| 05-01-1865 | Executive order issued for trial by military commission of Lincoln's assassins. | ||||
| 05-02-1865 | 1st professional fire dept. est. in New York City. Johnson offers $100,000 reward for capture of Jefferson Davis. | ||||
| 05-04-1865 | Lincoln buried in Springfield, IL. | ||||
| 05-05-1865 | 1st train robbery occurs in North Bend, Ohio. | ||||
| 05-09-1865 | Johnson recognizes "Restoration Government" of Gov. Pierpont. | ||||
| 05-10-1865 | Jefferson Davis captured in Irwinville, GA. | ||||
| 05-13-1865 | Confederates defeat Federals at Palo Pinto, TX | ||||
| 05-22-1865 | Jefferson Davis imprisoned at Ft. Monroe. | Johnson proclaims Southern ports open. | |||
| 05-26-1865 | CSA Gen. E. Kirby Smith surrenders to Gen. Cornly. | ||||
| 05-29-1865 | Johnson offers conditional general amnesty to Confederates. | ||||
| 06-01-1865 | National Day of mourning for Lincoln. | ||||
| 06-02-1865 | British government rescinds its recognition of Confederacy as belligerents. | ||||
| 06-05-1865 | Galveston, TX, the last Confederate seaport, surrenders. | ||||
| 06-06-1865 | French government rescinds its recognition of Confederacy as belligerents. | ||||
| 06-23-1865 | Noah Myers fatally shoots his brother-in-law Ulton T. Moore. | Johnson rescinds blockade of Southern ports. | |||
| 06-24-1865 | 2 horses stolen from Samuel Reel. | Johnson rescinds restrictions on trade west of Mississippi River. | |||
| 06-28-1865 | Valley Spirit reports on large quantities of counterfeit money that surfaced. | ||||
| 06-30-1865 | PA Supreme Court upholds Bounty Tax Law. | ||||
| 07-07-1865 | Lindsey Forney & Abraham Koon hanged for murder of Edward Gladfelter. | ||||
| 07-08-1865 | Wife & son of Mr. Rotz killed by lightning. | ||||
| 07-12-1865 | Capt. Michael Houser returns. Baby girl abandoned at Scheuring residence. Fire destroys Given & Bros. paper mill. | ||||
| 07-19-1865 | Valley Spirit reports that a railroad company will acquire two new engines, named Gen. Grant & Gen. Sherman. | Valley Spirit reports that 25th & 26th PA Calvary consolidated and renamed. | |||
| 07-26-1865 | William Stenger delivers address at Franklin & Marshall College commencement. | ||||
| 08-01-1865 | J.P. Reed, Jr. shoots & kills Jacob Crouse. | ||||
| 08-02-1865 | Valley Spirit reports that William Beetem hung himself. | Convention of black Virginians meet in Alexandria. | Valley Spirit reports that Republicans will demand black suffrage in the South and give them equal rights in PA. | ||
| 08-06-1865 | Commencement exercises for PA College begin. | ||||
| 08-16-1865 | Chambersburg Concert Band holds picnic at Brown's Mill. | ||||
| 08-17-1865 | Abolitionists State Convention held. | ||||
| 08-19-1865 | African-Americans hold camp meeting near Shippensburg. | ||||
| 08-23-1865 | Trial of Capt. Henry Wirz begins. | ||||
| 08-24-1865 | Democratic State Convention held in Harrisburg. | ||||
| 08-28-1865 | A. J. Bowers robbed in McConnelsburg of his bag containing $300-$400. | ||||
| 08-29-1865 | Democratic Convention of Franklin County meets in Chambersburg. | Johnson orders lifting of all restrictions on Southern ports as of 09-01-1865. | |||
| 09-06-1865 | Electors and Trustees of the Agricultural College of PA meet. | ||||
| 09-08-1865 | State Central Committee Meeting for the Democratic party. | ||||
| 09-09-1865 | Individuals "who oppose the policy of President Johnson" meet at Brown's Hotel. | ||||
| 09-10-1865 | Fire broke out at Moses Greenwalt's grocery store. | ||||
| 09-16-1865 | Chambersburg Library Association organized. | ||||
| 09-27-1865 | Keystone Club of PA announces desire for new auxiliary clubs in PA cities. | ||||
| 10-06-1865 | Odd Fellows meeting held in Newburg. | ||||
| 10-09-1865 | Freight train and 2 coal cars collide near Shiremanston. | ||||
| 10-10-1865 | State elections won by Republicans. | ||||
| 10-25-1865 | Valley Spirit reports that large amounts of land is now available in the Valley of Virginia. D. B. Little opened a restaurant in Chambersburg. | ||||
| 11-02-1865 | A boarder at Fisher's Union Hotel steals furs, jewelery, and clothing. | National Thanksgiving Day Proclamation for Peace. | |||
| 11-10-1865 | Annual meeting of the Franklin County Educational Association. | Capt. Henry Wirz hung for cruelty to Union prisoners at Andersonville. | |||
| 11-18-1865 | Mark Twain publishes "Jim Smiley and His Jumping Frog," in the New York Sunday Press. | ||||
| 12-01-1865 | Staunton bar meets at courthouse. | Fire destroys Christian Smith's stable on Catherine street. | Johnson restores Habeas Corpus in Northern states. | ||
| 12-02-1865 | Edward McPherson, of Franklin County, refuses to seat former Confederates in US House. | ||||
| 12-04-1865 | Johnson delivers his annual message to Congress. | ||||
| 12-06-1865 | Valley Spirit announces new daily train service to Chambersburg. | ||||
| 12-08-1865 | Vindicator reports new counterfeit $10 greenback in circulation. | ||||
| 12-09-1865 | L. B. Waller returns to Staunton with remains of Lt. Charles Francisco, killed at Gettysburg. | ||||
| 12-11-1865 | Funeral of Lt. Charles Francisco held at Presbyterian Church. | ||||
| 12-13-1865 | Valley Spirit reports that VA legislature is allowing ex-Confederates to hold office. | ||||
| 12-14-1865 | Vindicator reports that G. W. Dudley was attacked by two African-Americans while returning to Staunton. | Delegates for county school boards selected. | Committee on Reconstruction formed by US House. | ||
| 12-18-1865 | Declaration of the ratification of the 13th Amendment. | ||||
| 12-20-1865 | Meeting of the B&O Railroad expresses interest in a railway through the Valley of Virginia. | ||||
| 12-21-1865 | Reconstruction committee appointed by US Senate. | ||||
| 12-22-1865 | Vindicator announced death of Dr. R. H. Gambill, former assistant physician at the Western Lunatic Asylum. | Chambersburg residents appeal to PA legislature for compensation for damages inflicted by Confederates. | |||
| 12-29-1865 | County Convention of the School Board discusses finances for the upcoming year. Rev. Weightman lectures at courthouse on "Prison Life among the Rebels in 1862." |
