General Robert E. Lee
The main causes of surrender during the American Civil War are the same reason for surrender in any other war,... one side overwhelms the other.
The Unconditional Surrender
Unconditional Surrender
George W. Bush
General Lee surrendered during the Civil War because his army was outnumbered and surrounded by Union forces, making further resistance futile. He chose to surrender to prevent unnecessary loss of life and destruction.
surrender at Appomattox ended the civil war
General Ulysses S. Grant accepted the surrender of the south at appomattox courthouse.
The surrender of Fort Sumter
Lincoln served as President during the Civil War. in 1864, he appointed Grant as the overall commander of Union forces. Grant accepted Lee's surrender in 1865.
Appomattox Court House, VA on 9 April 1865
It was the end of the Civil War.
Unconditional (surrender)