It's Over! Grant and Lee Meet at Appomattox
CWSAC Battle Summaries: Appomattox
On April 9, 1865 the Army of Northern Virginia was surrounded on 3 sides and Lee surrendered.
Appomattox Court House National Historical Park
See a replica of the McLean home and other town sites.
Wilmer McLean.
From Wikipedia.
The Appomattox Campaign
Summary from The Historical Times Encyclopedia of the Civil War.
The Death Knell of the Confederacy
The final battles at Appomattox Station and Appomattox Court House.
Correspondence Between Grant and Lee Concerning the Terms of Surrender
Between April 7th and 9th the two generals exchanged these brief letters. Includes the final terms of surrender.
Surrender at Appomattox, 1865.
Illustrated summary with the surrender correspondence and the scene in the McLean parlor.
The McLean Home
Site of the surrender of the Army of Northern Virginia.
The Last Salute of the Army of Northern Virginia
The Confederate Army laid down its arms in a parade ceremony carried out by Genera. J. L. Chamberlain.
Chapters 66 and 67, Events Relating to Appomattox, from the Personal Memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant
Correspondence between Grant and Lee. Scene of the surrender in the McLean parlor.
The Surrender at Appomattox Court House, by Horace Porter
From Campaigning With Grant, a description by an eyewitness.
The End of the Civil War
From Reminiscences of the Civil War, by Major General John B. Gordon, CSA.
From Manassas to Appomattox, by James Longstreet
Chapter 43, Appomattox.
Souvenirs of the Surrender
From tables to chairs to a rag doll, nothing was overlooked by Union officers.
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Revised 08-12-06
