Palmito Ranch Battlefield is the site of the last land engagement of the Civil War. Union and Confederate soldiers fought here on May 12-13, 1865, more than a month after Gen. Robert E. Lee surrendered at Appomattox. The Union forces under Col. T.H. Barrett was defeated by the Confederate troops under Col. "Rip" Ford.

12 Miles East on Texas Hwy 4
Brownsville, TX