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Why was five forks an important place for lee and his army?
It was his rail link with the rest of the Confederacy. When the Union troops captured Five Forks, Lee had to abandon his position at Petersburg. It was the end of the long siege, and Lee fled West, to be stopped at Appomattox, where he surrendered.
What president met Lee ant Appomattox?
Neither Abraham Lincoln nor Jefferson Davis (president of the Confederacy) was present at the Appomattox Court House. Gen. Robert E. Lee surrendered the Army of Northern Virginia to Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant on April 9, 1865, following an hour and a half long meeting during which it was decided that Confederate cavalry and officers would be allowed to retain their horses and side arms.
When did union army capture Richmond during civil war?
The Union Army captured Richmond in 1865, which was the capital of the Confederate States of America. Shortly after that Robert E. Lee surrendered.
When did the battle of appomattox court house happen?
On April 9,1865 when the Confederate division of Gen. John Gordon tried to break through to open the route to Lynchburg for the surrounded Lee's Army. The attack was repealed and at 4 PM, Lee surrendered his sword and his army.
Why did general lee head north into Pennsylvania?
(A) General Lee wanted to take the pressure off General Grant's attack on Vicksburg, Miss. which would give the Union complete control of the Mississippi river, if Gen. Grant won the battle, (which he did). Gen. Lee hoped an attack in Penn. would take Union soldiers from Vicksburg, and that if Gen. Lee defeated Gen. Meade in Penn., then (B) Gen. Lee could attack Washington DC. (like the English did in the War of 1812), and Gen. Lee might even force President Lincoln to surrender the war against the South. (C) There were not a lot of Union soldiers in Penn. and an attack there by Gen. Lee would be totally unexpected, and give Gen. Lee the element of surprise.
General Lee surrendered to General Grant at Appomattox Court House Virginia.?
Yes, that entire statement is correct. Gen. Lee surrendered to Gen. Grant at A.C.H. in VA.
Who surrendered at the civil war and where?
General Robert E. Lee surendered in appomattox, louisiana IMPROVEMENT Gen. Lee surrendered at Appomattox, Virginia
What happened April 1865?
Gen. Robert E. Lee surrendered to Gen. Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Courthouse, Virginia, ending the American Civil War.
What happend to Abraham Lincoln following the civil war?
The same week that Gen. Lee surrendered, Pres. Lincoln was killed.
What day did the civil war end?
Apirl 9, 1865 at 4pm. Gen. Lee surrendered to Grant at the courthouse at Appomattox, Va.
What is the day that the US Civil War ended?
On Sunday, April 9, 1865, at 4:00 p.m., Confederate Gen. Lee surrendered to Union Gen. Grant at the courthouse in Appomattox, Virginia.
Why was five forks an important place for lee and his army?
It was his rail link with the rest of the Confederacy. When the Union troops captured Five Forks, Lee had to abandon his position at Petersburg. It was the end of the long siege, and Lee fled West, to be stopped at Appomattox, where he surrendered.
What battle did lee have to surrender?
Lee surrendered at Appomattox.
Where did the genreal lee surrendered?
He surrendered in Virgina. IMPROVEMENT. He surrendered at Appomattox Court House, Virignia
Who surrendered at appotomax?
President lee surrendered to William T. Sherman
What was lincolns action when lee surrendered to john Wilkes?
Lee surrendered to Grant. John Wilkes Booth shot Lincoln.
Who surrendered civil war?
General Robert edward lee from the south surrendered to gen. And future 18 president Ulysses Simpson grant at the appottomox Virginia 1865 day before the assasination of Abraham Lincoln at fords theater by john wikes booth.
