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Robert E. Lee surrendered to the UNION army at Appomattox Courthouse on Palm Sunday, 9 April 1865 in Virginia

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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.


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.


Who was given honor of commanding the troops that formally accepted the surrender of the confederate army?

General Chamberlain was the one who FORMALLY accepted the surrender; however, Lee, in standard history books that don't go very in-depth, actually surrendered to General Grant at the Appomattox Courthouse in 1865.


Where did the confederate army finally surrender to the union army and who were the respective generals?

They surrendered in Appomatox, Virginia in 1865. The generals were Robert E. lee for the south, and Ulysses S. Grant for the north.


Who commanded the Confederate Army?

Robert E. Lee was the general of the Confederate Army for the vast majority of the Civil War.

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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.


Were did Robert E Lee surrender the confederate army to the north?

Appomattox, Virginia


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.


Who was given honor of commanding the troops that formally accepted the surrender of the confederate army?

General Chamberlain was the one who FORMALLY accepted the surrender; however, Lee, in standard history books that don't go very in-depth, actually surrendered to General Grant at the Appomattox Courthouse in 1865.


Where did the confederate army surrender to the union army?

The Confederate Army surrendered at Appomattox Court House.


What year did the confederate army surrender to the union?

1865 .


What was the site of the confederate surrender by general lee?

Robert E. Lee surrendered to US Grant at the Appomattox Court House in Virginia. Lee's army was few in number and starving for food. Grant had a huge army and Lee had no choice but to surrender.


Where did the confederate army finally surrender to the union army and who were the respective generals?

They surrendered in Appomatox, Virginia in 1865. The generals were Robert E. lee for the south, and Ulysses S. Grant for the north.


Why is April 1865 an important date?

Surrender of Robert E.Lee and the Army of Northern Virginia, the only sizeable Confederate army still in the field, and then the surrender of Joseph E. Johnston. Apart from a few skirmishes in the West, this month marked the end of the Civil War.


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.


Where did Robert E. Lee surrender the confederate forces at?

He surrendered the Army of Northern Virginia to U.S. Grant at Appomattox Court House, Virginia. Other Confederate units continued in action for a few more weeks.


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.