Fighting After the War: A History of the Most Famous American Battles that Took Place after the Wars Had Ended

There are countless examples of battles that take place in wars after a peace treaty is signed. The last battle of the Civil War was a skirmish in Texas that Confederate forces won, nearly a month after Lee's surrender at Appomattox. As fate would have it, the last fighting of the Civil War took place two days after Confederate President Jefferson Davis had been captured in Georgia

It's certainly rare for the most famous battle of a war to take place after the peace treaty is signed, but luc...