The surrender of the Army of Northern Virginia.
The surrender of the Army of Northern Virginia.
Ulysses Grant
Lee surrendered the Army of Northern Virginia to Lieutenant General Ulysses S. Grant.
General Lee surrendered to General Grant.
Lieutenant General Ulysses S. Grant as General of the Army accepted General Robert E. Lee's surrender at Appomattox Court House, Virginia, April 9, 1865. Grant would later be elected president in 1868 and serve two terms.
It was on April 9th,1865
April 9, 1865.
The surrender of the Army of Northern Virginia.
Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrendered to Union General Ulysses S. Grant on April 9, 1865. This occurred at the Battle of Appomattox Court House in Virginia.
Lee surrendered to Grant in the year 1865.
General Lee surrendered to General Grant at the home of Wilmer and Virginia McLean in the town of Appomattox Court House, Virginia on April 9, 1865.
General Grant's army defeated General Lee's army and Grant accepted Lee's surrender at Appomattox Courthouse. Grant's treatment of Lee was characterized by such respect and generosity that Lee would not permit a bad word to be spoken about the man who had beaten him.