General Lee did not surrender in Atlanta. He surrendered at Appomattox Court House in Virginia.
Appomattox Court House, Virginia.
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General Lee and General Grant.
Grant was General-in-Chief of the Union armies, and Lee was General-in-Chief of the Confederate armies. Lee surrendered the Army of Northern Virginia to Grant at Appomattox Court House, which is taken as the effective end of hostilities.
Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrendered to Union General Ulysses S. Grant on April 9, 1865. This occurred at the Battle of Appomattox Court House in Virginia.
General Lee surrendered to General Grant at the home of Wilmer and Virginia McLean in the town of Appomattox Court House, Virginia on April 9, 1865.
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Appomattox Court House, Virginia.
The Confederate General Robert E Lee surrendered to Northern General Ulysses S. Grant. The ceremony was held at the Appomattox Court House.