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Surrender of Army of Northern Virginia

United States · Warfare / Civil War. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1865Date range
2Named people
1Places

Chronological records

1865

Ulysses Simpson Grant9 April 1865

Appomattox · Warfare / Civil War

General Lee surrenders to General Grant at Appomattox courthouse

Robert Edward Lee12 April 1865

Appomattox · Warfare / Civil War

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

Names involved

Robert Edward LeeUlysses Simpson Grant

Provenance

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