He failed to crush the Yankees at Gettysburg and Antietam during his northern campaign. He lost too many men and couldn't replenish his numbers. But the north had the luxury of finding more men. The South had limited numbers to begin with. He retreated after Gettysburg
General Robert E. Lee was forced to surrender the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia to Union General Ulysses S. Grant on April 9, 1865, at Appomattox Court House, Virginia. After a series of decisive battles and dwindling supplies, Lee found his forces encircled and outnumbered. Recognizing the futility of continuing the fight and to prevent further loss of life, he opted for surrender. This marked a significant turning point in the American Civil War, leading to the eventual collapse of the Confederacy.
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He surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant.
General Grant's army defeated General Lee's army and Grant accepted Lee's surrender at Appomattox Courthouse. Grant's treatment of Lee was characterized by such respect and generosity that Lee would not permit a bad word to be spoken about the man who had beaten him.
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General Lee did not surrender in Atlanta. He surrendered at Appomattox Court House in Virginia.
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Field Marshal Erwin Rommel's Afrika Korps was forced to surrender in Tunisia in 1944.
it was at the appomattox courthouse
it was at the appomattox courthouse
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.
General Robert E. Lee surrendered in Appamatox courthouse in Virginia.
ulysses s grant
April 9, 1865
Grant's final brutal campaign in Virginia
Ulysses S Grant was the Union general who accepted Robert E Lee's surrender.