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The most interesting is the location it was held. The home was owned by Wilmer McLean. He had moved there in 1861 from his home near the site of the First Battle of Bull Run. He had seen that battle fought on his front lawn and wanted to move away from the battles and avoid involvement with the war!
Grant remembered meeting Lee during the Mexican American War, but Lee was unable to remember a single detail about him.
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In the civil war who did general lee surrender to?
He surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant.
Where is site of general lee surrender civil war?
He surrendered at the Appomattox Court House on April 9,1865.
Why did lee change his strategy from defensive war to invade the north in the civil war?
Lee thought that if America learned that the u.c.s.a. could take their capital America would surrender
Why did Robert ELEE decide to surrender the civil war?
General Lee did not "surrender the Civil War". He surrendered his army, the Army of Northern Virginia, when it was clear that he could no longer effectively fight against the Army of the Potomac commanded by Ulysses Grant.
What is appomattox court house famous for?
...the surrender of Robert E. Lee and the Army of Northern Virginia to Ulysses Grant - effectively the end of the Civil War.
