12 ч 23 мин, 9 апр 1865 г. - LEE’S SURRENDER AT APPOMATTOX COURT HOUSE APRIL 9, 1865

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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.This ended the war.
the outcome was Union victory; Grant offered very generous surrender terms. Grant took no prisoners and Secured the ‘word or honor’ that released officers and men would not take up arms. Officers were permitted to keep their weapons and personal items. Everyone would be allowed to return home and not be bothered by the U.S. Authority so long as they kept their promise not to take up arms.They allowed the former Confederates to return home feeling that they had been treated with respect and were able to keep their dignity. This was significant because It ended the American Civil War. It also began the process of reuniting the United States of America.It lastly began a more powerful Federal Government (no more arguments over how much power the States and Federal Govt could have)

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