Appomattox Court House
Surrender
April 9, 1865
Appomattox County, Virginia
Harried mercilessly by Federal troops and continually cut off from
turning south, Lee headed west, eventually arriving in Appomattox County
on April 8. Heading for the South Side Railroad at Appomattox Station,
where food supplies awaited, the Confederates were cut off once again
and nearly surrounded by Union troops near the small village of
Appomattox Court House. Despite a final desperate attempt to escape,
Lee’s army was trapped. General Lee surrendered his remaining troops to
General Grant at the McLean House on the afternoon of April 9.
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