Why did general Robert E. Lee surrender to general Ulysses S. Grant?

Answer 1

Robert E. Lee surrendered to Grant because the Confederate army was in horrible shape. Plus the Confederate States of America's capital had been captured by the Union. The capital was Richmond, Virginia I think.

Answer 2

To spare the remnants of his Northern Army of Virginia.

Answer he was deadHe surrendered to Grant because he was drastically outnumbered and decided to surrender in a gentleman's manner and to save one of his soldiers lives.AnswerLee was ordered by President Davis to disband his army continue fighting as a guerrilla force. Lee knew that such a course would prolong the war but it would not change the outcome. To surrender while he was still able to fight was not an easy decision for Lee, as he was deeply concerned about how the Confederacy would react, but in the end he decided to be practical and surrender to avoid further killing.

Answer 3

General Lee had been fighting a defensive battle to protect the capital of Richmond. After a prolonged struggle, the Army of Northern Virginia had to give up Richmond. General Lee tried to maneuver away from General Grant's pursuing army in order to find safety and meet up with the forces in North Carolina.

After days of marches and small battles, with his supplies running low, General Lee was forced to surrender to avoid further needless casualties.

Answer 4

Southern General Robert E. Lee surrendered his Army of Northern Virginia to General Ulysses S. Grant at the Appomattox Court House in Virginia because his army was surrounded (and hungry). He had no other choice.

Answer 5

Gen. Robert E. Lee army was surrounded by the Union Army. Gen. U. S. Grant from the north and Gen. Sherman from the south.

The Confederate government could no longer support his small army. Many soldiers were deserting, they lacked food and ammo. It was either surrender or die fighting. The Civil War created 630,000 deaths and over 1 million casualties.

Answer 6

At the time of Robert E. Lee's surrender to Lieutenant General US Grant on April 9, 1865, Lee was the Confederate general in chief. And, Lee headed the South's premier fighting force, the Army of Northern Virginia. Lee had hopes only a week earlier that his army might reach a depot where it could be resupplied and continue to fight. As it was, this became impossible. Based on the fact that his army was drastically outnumbered and short of food, Lee did the only thing possible which was to accept Grant's letter that he surrender.Jefferson Davis believed his forces under General Joseph Johnston still could carry on the war, but it was not to be and Johnston also surrendered on April 26, 1865 to General Sherman. It would take more weeks before all Confederate forces in the South would also lay down their arms.

Answer 7

Because he had simply run out of manpower - following Grant's ending of the system of prisoner exchange.

Answer 8

Grant was personally commanding the union army that Lee surrendered to. He was surrounded by superior forces and could no longer fight with any chance of winning.