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Neither Abraham Lincoln nor Jefferson Davis (president of the Confederacy) was present at the Appomattox Court House. Gen. Robert E. Lee surrendered the Army of Northern Virginia to Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant on April 9, 1865, following an hour and a half long meeting during which it was decided that Confederate cavalry and officers would be allowed to retain their horses and side arms.
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∙ 14y agoUlysses S Grant was not President at the time, he was the General to whom Lee surrendered. No president met Lee at Appomatox.
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Where did lee met grant in the civil war?
at the Appomattox courthouse.
Who were the 2 famous generals who met at appomattox?
Grant and Lee. Some said that it should have been Meade in Grant's place, as it was Meade's army (with Grant travelling with it) that had defeated Lee.
In which town did Lee surrender to Grant on April 9 1865?
By April of 1865, Lee's Army of Northern Virginia was in a state of irreversible repair. Food was in short supply if any, and Grant had Lee surrounded. Grant sent a letter to Lee urging him to "cease all resistance, ...." The only chance Lee had was no chance at all. His depleted army of less than 30,000, he would have to fight an estimated Union force of 80,000 troops to escape to Lynchburg. Grant and Lee met in the home of Wilmer McClean at the Appomattox Court House. There the surrender papers were signed. For all practical purposes the war was over. However, not officially over as there were thousands of other Confederate troops in the South and else where.
Union general who met at Appomattox Court House?
Ulysses S. Grant
What is the causes of Lee met with Grant and agreed to surrender?
What are the causes of when Lee met Grant and agreed to surrender ?
President that met Lee at Appomattox?
Ulysses S. Grant Ulysses S. Grant
Where did lee met grant in the civil war?
at the Appomattox courthouse.
Who were the 2 generals who met at the appomattox courthouse?
U.S. Grant Robert E. Lee
Did Robert E Lee meet Grant after the Civil War?
No. Lee was a soldier with Grant during the U.S.-Mexican War in 1848.
How is the Appomattox Courthouse important?
It was where General Grant and General Lee met. General Lee handed over his sword to Grant, thereby ending the civil war
Who were the 2 famous generals who met at appomattox?
Grant and Lee. Some said that it should have been Meade in Grant's place, as it was Meade's army (with Grant travelling with it) that had defeated Lee.
Did Ulysses S. Grant attend Robert E Lee's funeral?
No. Grant was president of the US at the time Lee died, and it was too soon after the war for any such gesture to be politically expedient. They were cordial at Appomattox, and recalled having seen one another on the campaign to Mexico City during the Mexican War. But they had not seen each other in the intervening years between the wars, and never met again after Appomattox, and were not personal friends.
How do you pronounce Appomattox?
App- pa- met- ticks
Where did the union and the confederate leaders meet at?
they met at Appomattox
Did General Robert E Lee surrender to General Ulysses S. Grant on April 9 1865?
General Robert E. Lee surrendered to General Ulysses S. Grant at the Appomattox Courthouse on April 9, 1865 after defeats at Vicksburg, Richmond, and Petersburg.
In which town did Lee surrender to Grant on April 9 1865?
By April of 1865, Lee's Army of Northern Virginia was in a state of irreversible repair. Food was in short supply if any, and Grant had Lee surrounded. Grant sent a letter to Lee urging him to "cease all resistance, ...." The only chance Lee had was no chance at all. His depleted army of less than 30,000, he would have to fight an estimated Union force of 80,000 troops to escape to Lynchburg. Grant and Lee met in the home of Wilmer McClean at the Appomattox Court House. There the surrender papers were signed. For all practical purposes the war was over. However, not officially over as there were thousands of other Confederate troops in the South and else where.
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.
