End of Civil War Flashcards
Who:
Who: Robert E. Lee surrenders to Ulysses S. Grant
Where:
Where: Appomattox Courthouse in Virginia
When:
When: April 9, 1865
Why:
Why: Lee forced to surrender after he was outnumbered
Appomattox Courthouse was in a…
small village
McLean House:
McLean House- home of Wilmer McLean was chosen as the site
Lee sat on the _____ and Grant sat on the _____
left, right
___ was waiting for _______ to arrive.
Lee, Grant
Lee was dressed in…
uniform
Grant was dressed in…
muddy boots, government-issued flannel and tarnished shoulder straps
The terms of the South’s surrender were generous:
No prison or executions.
Turn over weapons.
Grant gave the starving southerners…
food,
Grant let south take …
mules and horses home
Union soldiers cheered at Lee rode away…but Grant made them…
stop
