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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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What is the causes of Lee met with Grant and agreed to surrender?

What are the causes of when Lee met Grant and agreed to surrender ?


What location did lee surrender to grant?

lee surrendered to grant at Appotamox courthouse


Where does lee surrender to grant?

Appomattox.


Where did grant surrender?

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.


What state did Lee surrender to Grant in?

Virginia


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.


Accepted lee's surrender at appomattox?

Ulysses S. Grant


Who did general lee surrender to?

ulysses s grant


Where did lee and grant discuss lees surrender?

appotomox


What city in Virginia did lee surrender to grant at?

appomattox


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.


Where did Lee formally surrender to Grant A. Richmond B. Washington D.C. C. Petersburg D. Appomattox Court House?

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.