General Lee surrendered to General Grant on April 9, 1865. This took place at the Appomattox Court House in Virginia.
Appomattox Court House .
It was 1861
Robert E. Lee was the general of the Confederacy and Ulysses S. Grant was the general of the union. On April 9, 1865 at the Appomattox courthouse in Appomattox Country, Virginia Lee surrendered to Grant putting a end to the civil war.
Robert E. Lee surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant making it a Union win and it ended the war in Virginia.
He had no more hope of winning
· Appomattox Court House (Lee surrenders to Grant)
April 9 1865 Lee surrenders to Grant at Appomattox Courthouse
Grant's terms of surrender was that lee's solders could keep there small firearms, the officers could keep there horses and no one would disturb the Solders on the way home. in addition Grant also gave 25,000 rations to feed lee's troops.
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
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
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Lee surrendered in Virginia, by which time Georgia had been ravaged by Sherman before he crossed into Carolina.
General Lee surrenders to General Grant, pretty well ending combat in the US Civil War. The McLean family had moved to Appomattox to get away from the fighting. The first land battle of the war was fought on their farm in Manassas VA.
On April 9, 1865, Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrendered to Union General Ulysses S. Grant, effectively ending the American Civil War. The surrender took place at Appomattox Court House in Virginia, and marked a significant turning point in the conflict.
Robert e Lee was the Souths General who surrenders to a General Sherman and a General Grant who led a "march to the sea" burning down everything in his path. He also set aside 400000 acres of land to give to former slaves. After this the south surrenders and the north wins the Civil War. General Sherman is more remembered for this incident.
Lee Grant was born on October 31, 1927.