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If Robert E. Lee did not surrender, it would only have been a matter of time before the entire South was lost to war. The South had already lost too many men and had too many hardships to win the Civil War.
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What did grant say the confederate rebels had become following lee surrender?
He refused to allow his men to celebrate, saying, "The rebels are our countrymen again."
Where was the Appomottox court house located?
The famous Appomattox Court House was located near Richmond, Virginia. When Lee's army was finally unable to fight any longer, he presented his surrender at this site which was near the line between the armies.
Which man called for the independence of the colonies from Great Britain at the Second Continental Congress?
John Adams favored independence from the start, but knew that he was not the one to propose it due to his unpopularity with his fellow delegates. He and like-minded politicians convinced Richard Henry Lee of Virginia to make the formal proposal.
Children of Francis Lightfoot Lee?
Francis Lightfoot Lee had no children of his own. His name sake was the son of his brother Richard Henry Lee
What info do you have about the trial of Lee Bibb Lindsley?
I live in Araphoe County, were Lee Bib was tried for the murder of her husband. The defense showed some home videos of the family playing in the snow a day or so prior to the murders....Lee Bib told an unlikely story of two (or three) people coming into the house...keeping Dr.Lindslay upstairs and one person, a woman taking Lee Bib downstairs where is person supposedly held Lee Bib agains a wall and tickled her private parts. A great actess she was. I remeber the video of Lee Bib coming down the stairs at the Araphoe County Courthouse and she tripped and would have tumbled down had not her attorney grabbed her. Was a portent.
What was Robert Lee's mood like after the surrender?
brave
What would life be like if lee would have not surrendered?
first of all who is lee ans why would her be surrounded
What is the causes of Lee met with Grant and agreed to surrender?
What are the causes of when Lee met Grant and agreed to surrender ?
Why do you think General Grant allowed total war to be used to defeat lee but then offered to feed Lee's men after their surrender?
Because he was a pragmatist and a good simplifier of problems, who realised that his scorched-earth policy was the quickest way to end the war. He was not acting out of deliberate cruelty. His terms of surrender to Lee at Appomattox were so generous that Lee would not hear a word against his old enemy for the rest of his life.
What battle did lee have to surrender?
Lee surrendered at Appomattox.
Where in Atlanta did General Lee surrender?
General Lee did not surrender in Atlanta. He surrendered at Appomattox Court House in Virginia.
What was the North's term of surrender?
They were remarkably generous terms. Grant simply told Lee that if his men handed in their weapons and went home peacefully, they would not be persecuted, and he would not be jailed. Lee was deeply impressed by Grant's noble gesture, and would not hear a word against Grant for the rest of his life.
Where did commander Lee surrender?
Appomatox
Where does lee surrender to grant?
Appomattox.
What city did Lee surrender?
Richmond
Did Robert E. Lee surrender at the battle of Gettysburg?
No, Lee and his army simply retreated back to Virginia. He would not surrender until April 9, 1865 at Appomattox Court House.
What if Robert E. Lee surrendered?
he DID surrender.
