Fighting After the War: A History of the Most Famous American Battles that Took Place after the Wars Had Ended*Includes pictures *Includes a bibliography for further reading 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 Lees surrender at Appomattox. As fate would have it, the last fighting of the Civil War took place two days after President Davis had been captured in Georgia