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SUMMARY:Lee surrenders army to Grant
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STATUS:CONFIRMED
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC;VALUE=DATE:20260409
DTEND;TZID=UTC;VALUE=DATE:20260410
DTSTAMP:20260429T085553
CATEGORIES:Civil War Events
LOCATION: Appomattox\, Virginia
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X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\n\n\nOn April 9, 1865, Confed
erate General Robert E. Lee surrendered his Army of Northern Virginia to U
nion General Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Court House in Virginia, effec
tively ending the Civil War. After months of intense fighting and dwindlin
g supplies, Lee's forces were surrounded and outnumbered. The surrender ma
rked the culmination of a series of Union victories, leading to the collap
se of the Confederacy. The terms of surrender were generous: Grant allowed
Lee and his soldiers to return home with their personal possessions, hors
es, and sidearms. This historic moment paved the way for the eventual reun
ification of the United States and the end of the nation's four-year confl
ict.
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DESCRIPTION:On April 9\, 1865\, Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrender
ed his Army of Northern Virginia to Union General Ulysses S. Grant at Appo
mattox Court House in Virginia\, effectively ending the Civil War. After m
onths of intense fighting and dwindling supplies\, Lee's forces were surro
unded and outnumbered. The surrender marked the culmination of a series of
Union victories\, leading to the collapse of the Confederacy. The terms o
f surrender were generous: Grant allowed Lee and his soldiers to return ho
me with their personal possessions\, horses\, and sidearms. This historic
moment paved the way for the eventual reunification of the United States a
nd the end of the nation's four-year conflict.\n\n
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