Illustration: "Peace in Union." The surrender of General Lee to General Grant at Appomattox Court House, Virginia, 9 April 1865. Reproduction of a painting by Thomas Nast. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

149th Anniversary: Civil War Ends with Lee’s Surrender to Grant

By Scott Phillips on April 9, 2014

In this article, Scott Phillips writes about Confederate General Lee’s surrender to Union General Grant that effectively ended the American Civil War... (Read More)

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