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.
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.
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.
General Pretelat, commanding the French Second Army group, was forced to surrender on 22 June. However, the French formally surrendered to the Germans on 25 Jun, 1940 in Compi
Robert E. Lee surrendered to the UNION army at Appomattox Courthouse on Palm Sunday, 9 April 1865 in Virginia
VE Day on the 8th May, 1945 was the day the Allies formally accepted the unconditional surrender of the armed forces of Nazi Germany.
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.
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.
General Pretelat, commanding the French Second Army group, was forced to surrender on 22 June. However, the French formally surrendered to the Germans on 25 Jun, 1940 in Compi
Robert E. Lee surrendered to the UNION army at Appomattox Courthouse on Palm Sunday, 9 April 1865 in Virginia
VE Day on the 8th May, 1945 was the day the Allies formally accepted the unconditional surrender of the armed forces of Nazi Germany.
Geronimo was the last Native American to formally surrender. "The American Journey" National geographic society pg 542
Formally sign the documents. :)
General Robert E. Lee officially surrendered to future President, General Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Courthouse on April 9, 1865.
The Japanese signed the surrender documents on the USS Missouri.
Geronim was the last native american to formally surrender to the us
No , the Japanese did not formally surrender at the battle of Midway .
USS Missiouri, an Iowa class battlewagon.