1865. On April 9, 1865, near the town of Appomattox Court House, Virginia, Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrendered his Army of Northern Virginia to Union General Ulysses S. Grant. Other Names: None Location: Appomattox County Campaign: Appomattox Campaign (March-April 1865) Date(s): April 9, 1865 Principal Commanders: Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant [US]; Gen. Robert E. Lee [CS] Forces Engaged: Armies Estimated Casualties: 700 total (27,805 Confederate soldiers paroled) Description:Early on April 9, the remnants of John Broun Gordon’s corps and Fitzhugh …

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Harried mercilessly by Federal troops and continually cut off from turning south to reach Gen. Joseph Johnston's army in North Carolina, General Robert E. Lee headed west along the Appomattox River, NPS Historian Patrick Schroeder describes the battles preceding Robert E. Lee's decision to surrender the Army of Northern Virginia at Appomattox Court House on April 9. But no one can deny that it was enduringly appealing and slow to die. After a weeklong flight westward from Richmond and Petersburg, Virginia, Confederate General Robert E. Lee engaged the forces of Union General Ulysses S. Grant before surrendering the Army of Northern Virginia. Garry Adelman travels to Washington, D.C. and Gettysburg, Pennsylvania to find objects and stories associated with President Abraham Lincoln's last days on Earth in April 1865. Help save a crucial 22-acre tract on the battlefield where 14 African American soldiers earned the highest military honor in the land.

Battle of Appomattox Court House (April 9, 1865), one of the final battles of the American Civil War. Federal Identification Number (EIN): 54-1426643. As Ulysses S. Grant would put it years later, like many other stories, it would be very good if it was only true. NPS Historian Patrick Schroeder describes the battles preceding Robert E. Lee's decision to surrender the Army of Northern Virginia at Appomattox Court House on April 9.

The Appomattox Campaign. Click here to view the Order of Battle at Appomattox Court House.

Appomattox Court House . The Battle of Appomattox Court House. Learn More About Appomattox . Robert E. Lee and Ulysses S. Grant Artifacts at Appomattox. On the evening of April the 8th, General Robert E. Lee and the remnants of his once-proud Army of Northern Virginia arrived in …
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