General Robert E. Lee officially surrendered to future President, General Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Courthouse on April 9, 1865.
General Joshua Chamberlain commanded the 1st Division of 5th Corp of the Army of Potomac which gave the Honour of The Arms formally accepting the surrender of the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia, on Apr.12, 1865.
Lee was defeated by the Army of the Potomac, commanded by General George Meade. But the Union General-in-Chief, U.S. Grant, was travelling with them in a mobile HQ, and it was Grant who took the surrender. Some said it should have been Meade. General Joshua Chamberlain commanded the 1st Division of 5th Corp of the Army of Potomac which gave the Honour of The Arms formally accepting the surrender of the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia, on Apr.12, 1865.
Because they loose the war
General Chamberlain was the one who FORMALLY accepted the surrender; however, Lee, in standard history books that don't go very in-depth, actually surrendered to General Grant at the Appomattox Courthouse in 1865.
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Robert E. Lee commanded the Army of Northern Virginia.
General Robert E. Lee officially surrendered to future President, General Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Courthouse on April 9, 1865.
In August of 1945, the British Allies accepted the surrender of Japanese troops in southern Vietnam. Lord Mountbatten, who was the Supreme Allied Commander of the Southeast Asia Command accepted the surrender, and later the French reasserted control of Saigon.
Ulysses S Grant was the Union general who accepted Robert E Lee's surrender.
General John B. Magruder commanded the Confederate troops responsible for border defense in South Texas during the Civil War. He played a crucial role in overseeing the Confederate forces in the region, particularly during the early years of the war. Magruder's leadership was significant in maintaining Confederate control over key areas in Texas.