apr 9, 1856 - Surrender at Appomattox

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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. A few days earlier, Lee had abandoned the Confederate capital of Richmond and the city of Petersburg; his goal was to rally the remains of his worn down troops, meet Confederate reinforcements in North Carolina and resume fighting. However, the resulting Battle of Appomattox Court House, which lasted only a few hours, brought the four-year Civil War to an end.

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