2015 marks a year of significant Civil War anniversaries (150th).
On this day in history …
April 9, 1865 – Lee surrenders to Grant at Appomattox Court House
Gen. Robert E. Lee surrenders his Confederate Army to Gen. Ulysses S. Grant at the village of Appomattox Court House in Virginia. Grant allows Rebel officers to keep their sidearms and permits soldiers to keep horses and mules.
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