apr 9, 1865 - Robert E. Lee Surrenders

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General Robert E. Lee’s surrender of the Army of Northern Virginia to Lieutenant General Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Court House on April 9, 1865, is often called the end of the American Civil War. Actually, several other Confederate armies remained in the field, including the remnants of the Confederacy’s second-largest, the Army of Tennessee under the command of Gen. Joseph “Joe” Johnston, which was contending with the Union army led by Maj. Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman in North Carolina.

Lee’s surrender of the largest Southern army, however, signaled no hope remained for Confederate victory. Making the decision to meet with Grant and seek terms was painful for Lee, but the time had come when he realized further resistance on his part was futile and would only result in an unnecessary loss of lives.

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