Ulysses Simpson Grant9 April 1865
General Lee surrenders to General Grant at Appomattox courthouse
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General Lee surrenders to General Grant at Appomattox courthouse
The army of Northern Virginia, 29,000, are under Unionist control. General Lee surrenders to General Grant at Appomattox courthouse. Defeat ends the war in Virginia
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