1 April 1865 Posted on April 1, 2014 by Staff Battle of Five Forks during the American Civil War. Famous Words of Inspiration..."Many ideas grow better when transplanted into another mind, than in the one where they sprung up." Oliver Wendell Holmes — Click here for more from Oliver Wendell Holmes Related posts: 1 April 1865 4 July 1865 30 July 1865 24 December 1974 20 January 1920 1 April 1959 7 December 1862 14 May 1863 26 July 1861 30 January 1956