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APPOMATTOX -- A German-born painter's depiction of the South's surrender at Appomattox is returning home to Virginia. The National Park Service said yesterday the owner of a lodge in New Hampshire has ...
When Gen. Robert E. Lee left Appomattox in April 1865 after surrendering to Gen. Ulysses S. Grant, his copy of the terms of surrender left with him. Now, 150 years later, the documents are returning. ...
"Lee's surrender to Grant at Appomattox Court House evokes a highly gratifying image in the popular mind-it was, many believe, a moment that transcended politics, a moment of healing, a moment of ...
2015-04-05T17:59:58-04:00https://images.c-span.org/Files/148/20150405182623003_hd.jpgHistorian Patrick Schroeder gave a tour of Appomattox Court House National ...
APPOMATTOX, Va. — The surrender of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee to Union Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant 150 years ago Thursday effectively ended the Civil War. This is a rolling account of commemorative ...