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It was the point on his attempted Westward flight where most of his Generals accepted that they could not go on any further, as the men were barefoot and starving.

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Q: Why did general lee surrender at the appottomox court house?
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Where in Atlanta did General Lee surrender?

General Lee did not surrender in Atlanta. He surrendered at Appomattox Court House in Virginia.


What two generals discussed the surrender at Appomattox Court House?

General Lee and General Grant.


What city and state did general lee surrender to general grant?

Virginia at appomattox court house


What town did general lee surrender in?

Appomattox Court House - it was barely a town (though it was more than a Court House!)


Were did General Lee Surrender to General Grant to end the civil war?

Appomattox Court House, Virginia.


What Union general did General US Grant overrule on the unconditional surrender of Southern troops at Appomattox Court House.?

General US Grant did not always present his opponents with an "unconditional surrender". In the case at Appomattox Court House, Grant overruled General Custer's demand of an unconditional surrender. As an aside, President Lincoln had urged Grant to be lenient with Robert E. Lee.


When did general lee surrender to the union army?

April 9th 1865, at Appomattox Court House.


Where is site of general lee surrender civil war?

He surrendered at the Appomattox Court House on April 9,1865.


Did general Robert E. Lee surrender to Ulysses s. grant at appomattox court house?

You have that backwards.


What year was the surrender at appomattox court house?

The Confederate surrender at Appomattox Court House was in the year 1865, on April 9th.


Where did the South surrender after the civil war?

Officially, on Palm Sunday, 9 April 1865 when General Lee signed a surrender at Appomattox Court House, Virginia


When did General Lee surrender to General Grant officially ending the Civil War?

General Lee surrendered to General Grant at the home of Wilmer and Virginia McLean in the town of Appomattox Court House, Virginia on April 9, 1865.