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What event defined the end of the civil war?

Updated: 8/21/2019
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In speaking about the US Civil War, the event that for all practical purposes was the end of the war was when Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrendered his army to Union General US Grant. This took place at the Appomattox Court House on April 9, 1865.

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