apr 9, 1865 - Appomattox Court House
Description:
Summary: After 4 years of Civil War, 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 war
Outcome: Union victory; Grant offered very generous surrender terms
Significance: It ended the American Civil War
Added to timeline:
Civil War Timeline
Date:
