What Happened to Confederate Leaders After the Civil War?

#ushistory What Happened to Confederate Leaders After the Civil War? What happens when the war is lost... and the rebellion fails? When cannons fall silent and the flags are furled—what becomes of the men who led the South? In 1865, the American Civil War ended in flames and ashes. The Confederate States had crumbled. But what happened to the men who once ruled the rebellion? Today, we dive deep into the fate of the Confederate leaders—heroes to some, traitors to others—after the war that divided a nation.