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Appomattox Court House in Virginia.
Virginia at appomattox court house
Gen Robert E. Lee surrendered at Appomattox Court House, Virginia on Palm Sunday, 1865. The date was April 9, 1865. Grant furnished ample ration kits for Lee's men and they were allowed to keep their horses if they had any. Rifles were required to be surrendered.
The surrender of the Army of Northern Virginia at Appomattox, effectively ending the Civil War.
Lee surrendered to Grant at Appomattox Court House on April 9, 1865
Appomattox Court House
Appomattox Court House
Appomattox Court House in Virginia.
Appomattox Court House, Virginia
The surrender of the Army of Northern Virginia at Appomattox Court House - the mpment that is taken as the notional end of the war.
Grant accepted Lee's surrender of the Army of Northern Virginia.
Appomattox Court House, near Richmond, Virginia
Appomattox Court House, near Richmond, Virginia
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.
The Confederate General Robert E Lee surrendered to Northern General Ulysses S. Grant. The ceremony was held at the Appomattox Court House.
General Lee and General Grant.
Virginia at appomattox court house