The Appomattox Court House

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Looks at the months leading up to the surrender of General Lee to General Grant, the events that took place just prior to the surrender that made it inevitable, and the terms of surrender negotiated between General Lee and General Grant.

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"The end of the Civil War is marked by the surrender of General Lee to General Grant at the Appomattox Court House. This was a decisive moment, though the fighting did continue with other generals for some time after this surrender. The surrender of Lee did mean that the main strength of the Confederate forces was broken and that the outcome was virtually inevitable. Today, the court house is a national monument. The road to Appomattox was long and difficult and involved massive losses of life on both sides of the conflict. Had this surrender not taken place when it did, it is certain that the loss of life would have continued, with particularly dire consequences for what was left of the Confederacy."

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