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Were did Robert E Lee surrender the confederate army to the north?
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Where did the confederate army finally surrender to the union army and who were the respective generals?
They surrendered in Appomatox, Virginia in 1865. The generals were Robert E. lee for the south, and Ulysses S. Grant for the north.
Where did Robert Lee formally surrender to the confederate army?
Robert E. Lee surrendered to the UNION army at Appomattox Courthouse on Palm Sunday, 9 April 1865 in Virginia
Which army did Robert E. Lee commend?
Robert E Lee was a General of the Confederate Army during the American Civil War. He commanded the Army of North Virginia, which was the main military force of the Confederate State of America.
Where did the confederate army surrender to the union army?
The Confederate Army surrendered at Appomattox Court House.
What year did the confederate army surrender to the union?
1865 .
What was the site of the confederate surrender by general lee?
Robert E. Lee surrendered to US Grant at the Appomattox Court House in Virginia. Lee's army was few in number and starving for food. Grant had a huge army and Lee had no choice but to surrender.
Where did other Southern forces surrender at the end of the Civil War?
Confederate General Johnston surrendered his army near Hillsborough, North Carolina. Confederate commander Kirby disbanded his army in the Trans- Mississippi on May 26th.
Did fighting between the north and south immediately stop after General Robert E. Lee gave his army to General Grant?
No. There was another Confederate army under Joe Johnston in North Carolina, which did not surrender for another two weeks, and other small units West of the Mississippi, which continued to skirmish for a few weeks after that.
Why is April 1865 an important date?
Surrender of Robert E.Lee and the Army of Northern Virginia, the only sizeable Confederate army still in the field, and then the surrender of Joseph E. Johnston. Apart from a few skirmishes in the West, this month marked the end of the Civil War.
What generals met at Appomattox Court House to discus the terms of the Confederate surrender?
The two main figures at the Appomattox Court House to discuss the terms of the surrender of the Army of Northern Virginia were Confederate General Robert E. Lee and Union General US Grant. Grant was respectful of the Confederate general. As a display of goodwill, Grant ordered for 25,000 rations for Lee's starving army.
Where did Robert E. Lee surrender the confederate forces at?
He surrendered the Army of Northern Virginia to U.S. Grant at Appomattox Court House, Virginia. Other Confederate units continued in action for a few more weeks.
Confederate general whose attempts to invade the north were halted at Antietam and at Gettysburg?
That Confederate general was Robert E. Lee, commander of the Army of Northern Virginia.
