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Who accepted surrender from the british?
For all practical purpose, the general in charge of all US military affairs, Ulysses S. Grant accepted the surrender of Robert E. Lee, the general in charge of the Army of Northern Virginia. The surrender took place at the Appomattox Court House in Virginia on April 9, 1865. It was an unconditional surrender. It took almost a month before all Southern forces learned of the surrender. Lee refused to back ideas by some Southerners to wage a guerrilla war. So none were attempted.
Who did general e lee surrender to on April 9?
General Lee surrendered the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia to Lieutenant General Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Court House, Virginia April 9, 1865.
What Union general accepted Robert E. Lee's surrender on April 9 1865 at Appomattox Court House?
Lee surrendered the Army of Northern Virginia to Lieutenant General Ulysses S. Grant.
When did General Lee surrender at Appomattox?
Where Robert E. Lee Confederate General surrendered his army to Union General Ulysses Grant, on April 9, 1865. Ending the South's attempt to create a separate nation and an American Civil War's end.
What were 2 important events that happened in April 1865 in the civil war?
1 - The surrender of Lee's Confederate Army of Northern Virginia at Appomattox Court House on April 9th. 2 - Lincoln's assassination on April 14th.
On April 9 1865 lee surrendered to grant at?
Robert E Lee surrendered his Army of Northern Virginia to Ulysses S Grant at Appomattox on 9 April 1865. This event was not the actual end of the war but, since the Army of Northern Virginia was the last effective Confederate force, the surrender of smaller Confederate forces and garrisons was inevitable after Lee's surrender.
When did Jefferson Davis surrender?
Jefferson Davis did not surrender, Robert E. Lee surrendered the army of Virginia on April 9, 1865
Where did the army of nothern Virginia surrender?
The Army of Norther Virginia surrendered at Appomattox Court House on April 9, 1865.
Why is April 1865 an important date?
Surrender of Robert E.Lee and the Army of Northern Virginia, the only sizeable Confederate army still in the field, and then the surrender of Joseph E. Johnston. Apart from a few skirmishes in the West, this month marked the end of the Civil War.
Which southern general signed the surrender papers for the army of nothern Virginia?
The southern general who signed the surrender papers for the Army of Northern Virginia in April (the 9th) of 1865 was General Robert E. Lee. As overall commander of the army, he chose to meet personally with his opposite "number" in the Union force, General Ulysses S. Grant. The surrender was signed at the Appomattox Court House (Virginia) and led directly to the end of the Civil War as a whole.
Which president was a civil war general and accepted a famous surrender?
Ulysses S Grant, President of the United States from 1869 to 1877, accepted the surrender of Robert E. Lee and his army April 9th, 1865.
Did Robert E. Lee command the army of the potomac through most of the war?
No, that was a Union Army. He commanded the Army of Northern Virginia from from June 1, 1862, til the surrender on April 9, 1865.
