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Where did the confederate army surrender to the union army?
The Confederate Army surrendered at Appomattox Court House.
What generals met at Appomattox Court House to discus the terms of the Confederate surrender?
The two main figures at the Appomattox Court House to discuss the terms of the surrender of the Army of Northern Virginia were Confederate General Robert E. Lee and Union General US Grant. Grant was respectful of the Confederate general. As a display of goodwill, Grant ordered for 25,000 rations for Lee's starving army.
What year did the confederate army surrender to the union?
1865 .
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.
Who was the last confederate commander to surrender thus bringing the civil war to the end?
The last regular army Confederate general to surrender was Lt. Gen. E. Kirby Smith on May 26th 1865. He then fled to Mexico with some 2000 of his troops. Cherokee Chief Stand Waitie who was aligned with the Confederate army did not surrender his force of warriors from various Indian tribes until June 23rd 1865. As Waitie was commissioned a brigadier general in the Confederate Army, he can be said to be the last Confederate general to surrender; however, Waitie did not command a Confederate army but rather a coalition of native American irregulars aligned with but not a part of the Confederate Armed Forces.
Were did Robert E Lee surrender the confederate army to the north?
Appomattox, Virginia
Why is the battle of appomattox iomportant?
They led to the surrender of Confederate Army of West Virginia.
Who given the honor of commanding the troops that formally accepted the surrender of the confederate army?
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.
When in 1865 did Confederate General Kirby Smith surrender his army?
Confederate General Kirby Smith lowered the Confederate flag in the Trans-Mississippi on May 26, 1865.
According to the terms of the surrender of Lees army at the end of the Civil War Confederate soldiers were allowed to keep their?
Answer Their horses so they could plow their crops. And I believe their rifles, so they could hunt for food.
What were the terms of Robert E. Lee's surrender to Grant?
Grant gave Lee generous terms of surrender. The Confederate Army of Northern Viginia was fed (at that time they were starving because of the Confederacy's lack of supplies), allowed to keep their weapons, and sent home. It is interesting to note that when Lee came to Appomattox Court House to surrender to Grant, Grant was so excited to meet the famous general that Lee had to remind him that they were there to arrange a surrender.
What did the surrender terms of confederate Robert E. Lee's include?
That soldiers be allowed to keep horses for farming
