AMERICAN CIVIL WAR 1861 1865
END OF THE CIVIL WAR
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Washington, D.C.
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Savannah, Georgia
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Richmond, Virginia
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Appomattox Court House, Virginia
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Detailed explanation-1: -Appomattox County, VA | Apr 9, 1865. Trapped by the Federals near Appomattox Court House, Confederate general Robert E. Lee surrendered his army to Union general Ulysses S. Grant, precipitating the capitulation of other Confederate forces and leading to the end of the bloodiest conflict in American history.
Detailed explanation-2: -After the fall of Richmond, the Confederate capital, on April 2, 1865, officials in the Confederate government, including President Jefferson Davis, fled. The dominoes began to fall. The surrender at Appomattox took place a week later on April 9.
Detailed explanation-3: -April 9th, 1865, was the end of the Civil War for General Robert E. Lee and the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia.
Detailed explanation-4: -Fact #4: Lee decided to surrender his army in part because he wanted to prevent unnecessary destruction to the South. When it became clear to the Confederates that they were stretched too thinly to break through the Union lines, Lee observed that “there is nothing left me to do but to go and see Gen.