Ulysses Simpson Grant9 April 1865
Lee's surrender to Grant effectively ends the principal Confederate field army in Virginia.
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Lee's surrender to Grant effectively ends the principal Confederate field army in Virginia.
The Army of Northern Virginia is removed from the war, ending major Confederate resistance in Virginia.
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