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General Robert E. Lee
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Where was the final surrender of lee's troops made?
Appomattox Court House
Where did lee formally surrender grant?
Appomattox Court HouseIn Appomattox Court House, Virginia, Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrenders his 28,000 troops to Union General Ulysses S. Grant, effectively ending the American Civil War
Who commanded the troops that accepted the surrender of the confederate army?
General Robert E. Lee officially surrendered to future President, General Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Courthouse on April 9, 1865.
Where were confederate troops forced to surrender?
Because they loose the war
Who was given honor of commanding the troops that formally accepted the surrender of the confederate army?
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.
Where did southern troops surrender to end civil war?
Confederate General Robert E. Lee was the top commander in the Confederate Army. In early April of 1861 he found his army surrounded and surrendered to US General Grant at the Appomattox Courthouse on April 9, 1861. This effectively ended the Civil War.
Who locked up confederate troops to.end war?
Grant's Union Army encircled Lee's Confederate Army of Northern Virginia a Appomattox on Apr. 9, 1865.
When did the south surrender to General Grant?
At the battle of Appomattox courthouse. General Lee surrendered his army of thirty thousand troops. Grant had at least 3x as many troops as Lee.
What advice did General Lee give Confederate troops after his surrender?
stay strong and win this war!
What Confederate general surrendered his troops at Appomattox Court House (Virginia) on April 9 1865?
General Robert Edward Lee.
What were the conditions of surrender for general lee and his confederate army?
General Robert E. Lee and his Confederate army surrendered to Union General Ulysses S. Grant on April 9, 1865, at Appomattox Court House. The terms of surrender were generous: Confederate soldiers were allowed to keep their horses and sidearms, and they were not to be prosecuted for treason. Additionally, Grant provided rations for Lee's starving troops. These lenient terms aimed to promote reconciliation and healing after the Civil War.
When Union general accepted Robert E Lee's surrender on April 9 1865 at Appomattox Court House?
On the days following General Lee's surrender to General US Grant at Appomattox, Lee had his soldiers sign parole papers as per the agreement he had with General Grant. The initial group of his soldiers who first signed their parole agreements numbered approximately 8,000. In the next few days Confederate soldiers arriving late from Petersburg and the surrounding areas amounted to approximately 28,000 troops.
