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What were the conditions of surrender for general lee and his confederate army?
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When in 1865 did Confederate General Kirby Smith surrender his army?
Confederate General Kirby Smith lowered the Confederate flag in the Trans-Mississippi on May 26, 1865.
Who was the last confederate commander to surrender thus bringing the civil war to the end?
The last regular army Confederate general to surrender was Lt. Gen. E. Kirby Smith on May 26th 1865. He then fled to Mexico with some 2000 of his troops. Cherokee Chief Stand Waitie who was aligned with the Confederate army did not surrender his force of warriors from various Indian tribes until June 23rd 1865. As Waitie was commissioned a brigadier general in the Confederate Army, he can be said to be the last Confederate general to surrender; however, Waitie did not command a Confederate army but rather a coalition of native American irregulars aligned with but not a part of the Confederate Armed Forces.
What is a sentence with Appomattox?
With the surrender of the Confederate army under General Lee to Grant at Appomattox the task of reconstruction began.
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.
Who given the honor of commanding the troops that formally accepted the surrender of the confederate army?
General Joshua Chamberlain commanded the 1st Division of 5th Corp of the Army of Potomac which gave the Honour of The Arms formally accepting the surrender of the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia, on Apr.12, 1865.
Where did the confederate army surrender to the union army?
The Confederate Army surrendered at Appomattox Court House.
What leader forced General E. Lee to surrender for the confederate army ending the civil war?
the generk forsed the pepole
Why did general lee sign the surrender or the confederate states of America?
His Army no longer had the ability, men or supplies to continue to fight.
Who was in command of the troops that formally accepted the surrender of the Confederate army?
General Ulysses S. Grant was in command of the Union troops that formally accepted the surrender of the Confederate army. General Robert E. Lee surrendered to General Grant on April 9, 1865, effectively ending the American Civil War.
What year did the confederate army surrender to the union?
1865 .
The official surrender of the confederate army under general Lee occured at?
Appomattox Court House, near Petersburg, Virginia.
What part did General George Custer play in the Confederate surrender at Appomattox?
General Custer's cavalry had destroyed the Confederate defenses between Richmond and Appomattox. Lee had retreated to the west from Richmond hoping for his army to hide behind those defenses. They were not there. At Appomattox, General Grant gave General Custer the table on which the surrender document was signed.
