USA HISTORY

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 Appomattox Court House cultural landscape marks the beginning of the country’s transition to peace and reunification following four years of Civil War. This is the site of General Robert E. Lee’s surrender to Lt. General Ulysses S. Grant in April, 1865.

Detailed explanation-3: -The heart of the terms was that Confederates would be paroled after surrendering their weapons and other military property. If surrendered soldiers did not take up arms again, the United States government would not prosecute them. Grant also allowed Confederate officers to keep their mounts and side arms.

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.