9 Apr 1865 Jahr - Appomattox Court House
April 9, 1865
The Appomattox Court House happened after 4 years of Civil War.
There were approximately 630,000 deaths and over 1 million casualties.
General Robert E. Lee of the Confederate Army surrendered to General Ulysses S.
Grant of the Union Army effectively ending the Civil War.
Outcome: Union victory;
Grant offered very generous surrender terms
Grant took no prisoners
Secured the ‘word or honor’
that released officers
and men would not take up arms
Officers were permitt
