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Robert Edward Lee, Confederate general, surrendered to Ulysses Simpson Grant, Union general, at the hamlet of Appomattox Court House on 9 April 1865 to end effectively the Civil War. The son of an Appalachian tanner of Ohio, Ulysses Simpson Grant of America entered the military academy at 17 years of age in 1839.
April 9th, 1865, was the end of the Civil War for General Robert E. Lee and the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia. For Lt. General Ulysses S. Grant and tens of thousands of Federal and Confederate troops fighting further south, the war stretched out for several more months.
24 de may. de 2010 · Surrender at Appomattox: First-hand Accounts of Robert E. Lee's Surrender to Ulysses S. Grant Kindle Edition. by Phillip Sheridan (Author), James Longstreet (Author), Edward Porter Alexander (Author), Format: Kindle Edition. 4.2 10 ratings. See all formats and editions.
Facts, information and articles about the surrender of Robert E. Lee. Robert E. Lee’s Surrender summary: General Robert E. Lee’s surrender of the Army of Northern Virginia to Lieutenant General Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Court House on April 9, 1865, is often called the end of the American Civil War. Actually, several other Confederate ...
Surrender Documents. The Civil War in actuality ended when Generals Grant and Lee sat at separate tables in the parlor of the McLean House at Appomattox Court House and wrote two separate letters. The original document signed by General Grant is at Stratford Hall, the birthplace of Robert E. Lee.
24 de nov. de 2009 · In the village of Appomattox Court House, Virginia, on April 9, 1865, Robert E. Lee surrenders his 28,000 Confederate troops to Union General Ulysses S. Grant, effectively ending the American...
26 de feb. de 2015 · National Historical Park. The Meeting Between Lee and Grant. THE GENTLEMEN'S AGREEMENT See "The Surrender" painting by Keith Rocco. On the morning of April 9, while General Robert E .
