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1865 (MDCCCLXV) is a common year starting on Sunday.
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January
January 15 - American Civil War: United States forces capture Fort Fisher.
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February
The only month in any year that might not have had a Full moon.
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March
March 18 - American Civil War: The Congress of the Confederate States of America adjourns for the last time.
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April
April 15 - Vice President Andrew Johnson becomes the 17th President of the United States, upon the death of US President Abraham Lincoln.
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May
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June
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July
July 14 - The summit of the Matterhorn in the Alps is reached for the first time; four of the party of seven die in a fall during the descent.
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October
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November
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December
December 18 - Thirteenth Constitutional amendment declared ratified by three-fourths of the States of the United States. It forever abolished slavery.
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