apr 9, 1865 - Lee Surrenders at Appotmattox Courthouse

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Robert E. Lee's surrender to Ulysses Grant was essentially the end of the Civil War, as not long after other Confederate commanders negotiated peace deals. This surrender came after Lee's troops were overwhelmed and trapped.
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https://www.battlefields.org/learn/civil-war/battles/appomattox-court-house

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