Appomattox Court House
In Appomattox Court House, Virginia, Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrenders his 28,000 troops to Union General Ulysses S. Grant, effectively ending the American Civil War
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Lee formally surrendered to Grant at D. Appomattox Court House on April 9, 1865. This marked a significant moment in the American Civil War, effectively leading to the end of the conflict. The surrender took place in the parlor of Wilmer McLean's home and was characterized by a sense of mutual respect between the two generals.
At the McLean House in Appomattox, Virginia.
The key participants at the Surrender at Appomatox Courthouse were Generals Lee and Grant.
What are the causes of when Lee met Grant and agreed to surrender ?
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Grant did not surrender, though he lost all the early battles of the Overland Campaign. It was Grant who eventually took the surrender of Lee.
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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.
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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.
Lee formally surrendered to Grant at D. Appomattox Court House on April 9, 1865. This marked a significant moment in the American Civil War, effectively leading to the end of the conflict. The surrender took place in the parlor of Wilmer McLean's home and was characterized by a sense of mutual respect between the two generals.