Grant was General-in-Chief of the Union armies, and Lee was General-in-Chief of the Confederate armies. Lee surrendered the Army of Northern Virginia to Grant at Appomattox Court House, which is taken as the effective end of hostilities.
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At the battle of Appomattox courthouse. General Lee surrendered his army of thirty thousand troops. Grant had at least 3x as many troops as Lee.
Appomattox Virginia, in the home of the McLean family.
Robert E. Lee surrendered to US Grant at the Appomattox Court House in Virginia. Lee's army was few in number and starving for food. Grant had a huge army and Lee had no choice but to surrender.
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General Grant's army defeated General Lee's army and Grant accepted Lee's surrender at Appomattox Courthouse. Grant's treatment of Lee was characterized by such respect and generosity that Lee would not permit a bad word to be spoken about the man who had beaten him.
Grant was General-in-Chief of the Union armies, and Lee was General-in-Chief of the Confederate armies. Lee surrendered the Army of Northern Virginia to Grant at Appomattox Court House, which is taken as the effective end of hostilities.
The surrender of the Army of Northern Virginia.
The surrender of the Army of Northern Virginia.
The surrender of the Army of Northern Virginia.
General Lee of virginia led the confederate army and General Grant led the union army
Appotomax Courthouse
General Meade (New respondent...) That was the common perception, as Grant travelled alongside Meade's army in a mobile HQ. But the facts are that Grant suceeded Henry Halleck as General-in-Chief, and Meade continued as commander of the Army of the Potomac. Some say that it was Meade, not Grant, who should have taken Lee's surrender at Appomattox, since it was his army that had defeated Lee's. But Lee was also General-in-Chief, and Grant decided that one General-in-Chief should surrender to his opposite number.
At the battle of Appomattox courthouse. General Lee surrendered his army of thirty thousand troops. Grant had at least 3x as many troops as Lee.
You have to take out a general grant, or some other loan.
Appomattox Virginia, in the home of the McLean family.