April 9,1865 was the date of this historic occasion.
it was at the appomattox courthouse
it was at the appomattox courthouse
General U.S. Grant accepted the surrender of the south at appomattox courthouse.
General Robert E. Lee
General Lee and General Ulysses S. Grant.
General Lee and General Grant.
Virginia at appomattox court house
General US Grant did not always present his opponents with an "unconditional surrender". In the case at Appomattox Court House, Grant overruled General Custer's demand of an unconditional surrender. As an aside, President Lincoln had urged Grant to be lenient with Robert E. Lee.
Appomattox Court House, Virginia.
With the surrender of the Confederate army under General Lee to Grant at Appomattox the task of reconstruction began.
General Ulysses S. Grant accepted the surrender of the south at appomattox courthouse.
The surrender of the Army of Northern Virginia at Appomattox, effectively ending the Civil War.