AMERICAN CIVIL WAR 1861 1865
END OF THE CIVIL WAR
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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The White House
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The Capitol building in Richmond
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Appomattox Court House
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -The surrender at Appomattox took place a week later on April 9. While it was the most significant surrender to take place during the Civil War, Gen. Robert E. Lee, the Confederacy’s most respected commander, surrendered only his Army of Northern Virginia to Union Gen.
Detailed explanation-2: -"The Surrender” painting by Keith Rocco shows Generals Lee and Grant shaking hands near the end of the meeting. April 9th, 1865, was the end of the Civil War for General Robert E. Lee and the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia. For Lt.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Union general granted Lee favorable terms of surrender: allowing the men to return to their homes and letting the officers, cavalrymen, and artillerymen keep their swords and horses if the men agreed to lay down their arms and abide by federal law.
Detailed explanation-4: -In Appomattox, Virginia, on April 9, 1865, Robert E. Lee surrenders his 28, 000 Confederate troops to Union General Ulysses S. Grant, effectively ending the American Civil War.