Robert E Lee surrendered his Army of Northern Virginia to Ulysses S Grant at Appomattox on 9 April 1865.
This event was not the actual end of the war but, since the Army of Northern Virginia was the last effective Confederate force, the surrender of smaller Confederate forces and garrisons was inevitable after Lee's surrender.
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Appomattox Courthouse.
Note: April 9, 1865, General Robert E. Lee surrendered the Army of Northern Virginia to General Ulysses S. Grant, at Appomattox Courthouse, Virginia. This followed the Union's shattering of the Confederate forces during the April 6, 1865 Battle of Saylers Creek.
Lee surrendered to Grant in the year 1865.
Lee surrendered to Grant April 9 1865.
Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrendered to Union General Ulysses S. Grant on April 9, 1865. This occurred at the Battle of Appomattox Court House in Virginia.
Robert E. Lee surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant.
General Lee surrendered to General Grant at the home of Wilmer and Virginia McLean in the town of Appomattox Court House, Virginia on April 9, 1865.