Robert E. Lee surrendered his army at the home of Wilmer McLean in Appomattox Court House, Virginia on April 9, 1865.
Appomattox Courthouse. On William McClain's property.
Ulysses S Grant was the Union general who accepted Robert E Lee's surrender.
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.
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
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!
April 9th 1865, at Appomattox Court House.
Ulysses S Grant was the Union general who accepted Robert E Lee's surrender.
no... he was the first confederate general to surrender...
General Robert E. Lee
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.
Ulysses Grant
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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
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.
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
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!
The principal surrender was that of Confederate Gen. Robert E Lee to Union General Ulysses S Grant at Appomattox, VA in April 1865.
April 9th 1865, at Appomattox Court House.