150 years on final act of American civil war commemorated in England
Xinhua News Agency on Nov 6, 2015 @ 8:24 AM
... The Shenandoah, proudly flying its Confederate ensign flag arrived in the River Mersey on November 6, 1865, seven months after General Lee's surrender which finally brought an end to the conflict between the warring southern and Northern States ...
Captain James Iredell Waddell and his crew aboard the Glasgow-built Shenandoah continued attacking shipping, unaware the war had ended months earlier.
It was only when a passing British merchant ship showed Waddell newspaper reports that he was finally convinced his side has lost ...
"Lowering the Confederate flag on the deck of the Shenandoah, right here in the Mersey, is recognised as the very final act of the American Civil War. That is why we have called this event the 'last flag down' " ...
http://www.globalpost.com/article/6682783/2015/11/06/feature-150-years-final-act-american-civil-war-commemorated-england