By the end of 1863, rebel
forces, civilians, and traders had had enough with the war. The southern
plantations were failing because they had no foreign customers to sell to with
the blockade. The armies were destroyed by sicknesses and lack of supplies.
Many rebels deserted because of poor standards. Many confederate leaders over
generated money and so the people's money was worth less with inflation. The
war officially ended when on September 20, 1864 with Johnson's surrender, but
most knew it was over when Lee surrendered earlier in April. The union let just
about all southern rebels go free except for a couple generals that were in
charge, like Jefferson Davis and Alexander Stephens.
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