USA HISTORY

AMERICAN CIVIL WAR 1861 1865

KEY CIVIL WAR BATTLES IN 1862

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The last major battle of the war where the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia surrendered.
A
Vicksburg
B
Antietam
C
Shiloh
D
Sherman’s March to the Sea
E
Appomattox Court House
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Battle of Appomattox Court House started during the early morning hours of April 9, 1865. By the afternoon of the same day, General Robert E. Lee, commander of all Confederate forces, surrendered his Army of Northern Virginia to Lieutenant General Ulysses S. Grant.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Battle of Appomattox Court House was fought on April 9, 1865, near the town of Appomattox Court House, Virginia, and led to Confederate General Robert E. Lee’s surrender of his Army of Northern Virginia to Union General Ulysses S. Grant.

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: -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. Ulysses S.

Detailed explanation-5: -Battle of Appomattox Court House, (April 9, 1865), one of the final battles of the American Civil War. After a weeklong flight westward from Richmond and Petersburg, Virginia, Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee briefly engaged Union Gen.

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