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Robert E. Lee surrendered his army at the home of Wilmer McLean in Appomattox Court House, Virginia on April 9, 1865.

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Appomattox Courthouse. On William McClain's property.

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What union general did general lee surrender to?

Ulysses S Grant was the Union general who accepted Robert E Lee's surrender.


Is Robert E. Lee a union general?

no... he was the first confederate general to surrender...


Who was in charge of confederate troops at the surrender at appomattox?

General Robert E. Lee


When did the south surrender to General Grant?

At the battle of Appomattox courthouse. General Lee surrendered his army of thirty thousand troops. Grant had at least 3x as many troops as Lee.


Which Union general accepted Robert E Lee's surrender?

Ulysses Grant


What advice did General Lee give Confederate troops after his surrender?

stay strong and win this war!


Where did lee formally surrender grant?

Appomattox Court HouseIn Appomattox Court House, Virginia, Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrenders his 28,000 troops to Union General Ulysses S. Grant, effectively ending the American Civil War


What Union general did General US Grant overrule on the unconditional surrender of Southern troops 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.


Where did the surrender take place and who was there during the CVIL WAR?

in the year of late 1865, the surrender of the confederacy and the victorious union General Lee surrendered to new US Union general Ulyyses Grant in Virginia's capital in Lee's home (that's my best answer


Why did general grant not want the union soldiers celebrating after they won the civil war?

You are referring to Lee's surrender at Appomattox Courthouse, Virginia. The Union troops were cheering as Lee left. General Grant stopped them. He was very embarrassed. General Lee was riding off, as heartbroken as a man could be. General Grant told his men that the Southerners "are our countrymen again." This was not actually the end of the Civil War, but it was close enough!


Where did the confederacy surrender to the union at?

The principal surrender was that of Confederate Gen. Robert E Lee to Union General Ulysses S Grant at Appomattox, VA in April 1865.


When did general lee surrender to the union army?

April 9th 1865, at Appomattox Court House.