Ulysses S. Grant formally receives the surrender of Robert E. Lee and the last of his Confederate Army of Northern Virginia.
Tag: Appomattox Campaign
Lee Agrees to Discuss Surrender
Robert E. Lee is compelled to ask Ulysses S. Grant for a meeting to discuss surrendering the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia.
Lee Means to Fight
Robert E. Lee’s Confederate Army of Northern Virginia continues its grueling westward march while Ulysses S. Grant continues pressing for its surrender.
Let the Thing be Pressed
After suffering his worst defeat, Robert E. Lee embarks on the final campaign of his military career.
The Battle of Sayler’s Creek
Robert E. Lee’s Confederate Army of Northern Virginia sustains its worst defeat of the war while trying to elude Federal pursuers west of Richmond.