apr 9, 1865 - Civil war ends with confederate surrender at Appomattox Courthouse
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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. ... But the resulting Battle of Appomattox Court House, which lasted only a few hours, effectively brought the four-year Civil War to an end.www.history.com/topics/american-civil-war/appomattox-court-house
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apr 9, 1865
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~ 160 years ago