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apr 5, 1865 - Surrender at Appomatox

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This was the event where General Lee's soldiers surrendered and it officially ended the Civil War. This battle cornered the Confederates into surrendering. Controversially, General Grant treated the South with kindness after the surrender.

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apr 5, 1865
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~ 161 years ago