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| Grant | Lee |
| 1822-85 | 1807-70 |
Appomattox Court House
9 APRIL 1865
PRELUDE
THE COMMANDERS
Lt. General Ulysses S. Grant
General Robert E. Lee
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| Grant | Lee |
| 1822-85 | 1807-70 |
APRIL 9
Early on April 9, the remnants of John Broun Gordon’s corps and Fitzhugh Lee’s cavalry formed line of battle at Appomattox Court House. Gen. Robert E. Lee determined to make one last attempt to escape the closing Union pincers and reach his supplies at Lynchburg. At dawn the Confederates advanced, initially gaining ground against Sheridan’s cavalry. The arrival of Union infantry, however, stopped the advance in its tracks. Lee’s army was now surrounded on three sides.
AFTERMATH
Lee surrendered to Grant .
This was the final engagement of the war in Virginia.
RESULT
UNION VICTORY
CASUALTIES
Approx. 700 in total both sides (27,805 Confederate soldiers paroled)
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