Robert E Lee
Robert E Lee
Robert E. Lee is the answer.
He was known as "Unconditional Surrender" Grant.
Surrendering was not an option.
101st Airborne Division Commander General Tony McAuliffe
In order to liberate the Mississippi. Vicksburg was the last major enemy garrison on the river.
Surrendering to the Union General-in-Chief U.S.Grant at Appomattox - and incidentally, ordering his army not to scatter and take to the hills for guerrilla warfare, as some officers were urging.
General Lee started started meeting with General Grant to negotiate terms of surrendering the civil war.
In the early spring of 1865, General Lee abandoned the capitol of Richmond, Virginia. The Battle of Appomattox Court House was the last engagement General Robert E. Lee fought before surrendering to the Union Army.
Yes it is true. I found this out from my history book called THE AMERICAN JOURNEY: MODERN TIMES.IMPROVEMENT.No, the terms were lenient: see Charles Marshall's "An Aide de Camp of Lee.." page 270. Colonel Charles Marshall was Lee's Adjutant General and was present at the surrendering at Appomattox Court House.
At the end of the movie, General Cornwallis is seen surrendering to American forces at the Battle of Yorktown. This battle was a turning point in the American Revolution, and Cornwallis' surrender was a significant victory for the Americans. In the movie, Cornwallis is seen surrendering with dignity and respect, and he is even given a final salute by the American troops. This scene is a powerful representation of the American victory in the Revolutionary War.