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With magnanimity.
At Appomattox, both commanders sensed the importance of the occasion, and it brought out the noble side in both of them.
Grant offered generous terms, allowing the Confederate troops to hand in their weapons and go home, with no jailings or persecution.
Lee ordered his men to confirm to this, and not take to the hills and carry on guerrilla operations, as some of his officers were urging.
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Was the Confederate general who called on the Union to surrender Fort Sumter?
(Pierre Beauregard)
Who Was the Confederate general who called on the Union to surrender Fort Sumter?
Pierre beauregard
What advice did General Lee give Confederate troops after his surrender?
stay strong and win this war!
Which confederate general surrendered at citronelle Alabama?
Lt General Richard Taylor surrendered on May 4 1865 at the "Surrender Oak" in Citronelle AL
Who was in command of the troops that formally accepted the surrender of the Confederate army?
Lee was defeated by the Army of the Potomac, commanded by General George Meade. But the Union General-in-Chief, U.S. Grant, was travelling with them in a mobile HQ, and it was Grant who took the surrender. Some said it should have been Meade. 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.
How would you describe general grants terms on the surrendering confederate soldiers?
He was known as "Unconditional Surrender" Grant.
Who was the leading confederate general that had to surrender to grant?
General Robert E. Lee.
Is Robert E. Lee a union general?
no... he was the first confederate general to surrender...
Who was at the surrender of Appomattox Courthouse?
confederate; general Robert e. lee
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.
When di general grant surrender?
Grant never surrendered. He took the surrender of Robert E. Lee, General-in-Chief of all the Confederate armies.
Was the Confederate general who called on the Union to surrender Fort Sumter?
(Pierre Beauregard)
Who Was the Confederate general who called on the Union to surrender Fort Sumter?
Pierre beauregard
Who was in charge of confederate troops at the surrender at appomattox?
General Robert E. Lee
Was the Confederate general who called on the Union to surrender Fort Sumter.?
(Pierre Beauregard)
Who was the confederate general who called on the union to surrender to fort Sumter?
Pierre beauregard
Was the confederate general who called on the union to surrender fort summer?
P.G.T. Beauregard
