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The next day, April 10th, Grant met briefly with Lee on the eastern edge of the village. Grant apparently hoped to persuade Lee to influence other Confederate forces to surrender, but Lee refused. Grant left Appomattox to continue the work of ending the war.
Generals Grant and Lee agreed to convene at the home of Wilmer McLean at Appomattox Court House to stop the fighting between their two armies.
Battle of Appomattox Court House (April 9, 1865), one of the final battles of the American Civil War. After a weeklong flight westward from Richmond and Petersburg, Virginia, Confederate General Robert E. Lee engaged the forces of Union General Ulysses S. Grant before surrendering the Army of Northern Virginia.
The Appomattox campaign was a series of American Civil War battles fought March 29 – April 9, 1865, in Virginia that concluded with the surrender of Confederate General Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia to forces of the Union Army (Army of the Potomac, Army of the James and Army of the Shenandoah) under the overall command of ...
Apr 9, 2011 · Learn how Confederate general Robert E. Lee surrendered his army to Union general Ulysses S. Grant on April 9, 1865, ending the Civil War in Virginia. Explore the battle facts, context, and resources on the American Battlefield Trust website.
When General Robert E. Lee arrived at the McLean House in Appomattox to surrender, he shook hands with the assembled officers. Apparently surprised to see the Native American among Grant’s staff, he said reportedly, as he extended his hand to him, “I am glad to see one real American here.”
Nov 9, 2009 · The Appomattox Court House, located in Virginia, is where Gen. Robert E. Lee surrendered to Gen. Ulysses S. Grant in April 1865, bringing an end to the Civil War.
