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The Surrender at Appomattox was when General Robert E. Lee of the Confederates surrendered to Lt. General Ulysses S. Grant of the Union. It occurred in the town of Appomattox Court House, Virginia in the house of Wilmer and Virginia McLean.

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Where did the confederate army finally surrender to the union army and who were the respective generals?

They surrendered in Appomatox, Virginia in 1865. The generals were Robert E. lee for the south, and Ulysses S. Grant for the north.


What happened at the appomatox court house?

The surrender of Lee's Army of Northern Virginia to U.S.Grant's Army of the Potomac (technically General Meade's army), which is taken as the effective ending of the American Civil War.


How were aircraft carriers an advantage in the civil war?

The North's 5 to 1 superiority in aircraft carriers gave General Grant complete air supremacy. The Navy F-4 Phantoms effectively sealed the North's blockade of the South. The air wing also disrupted Confederate supply lines and effectively forced Lee's surrender at Appomatox. The North's 5 to 1 superiority in aircraft carriers gave General Grant complete air supremacy. The Navy F-4 Phantoms effectively sealed the North's blockade of the South. The air wing also disrupted Confederate supply lines and effectively forced Lee's surrender at Appomatox. F-4 Phantoms were not even in existence in the civil war... balloons were all that was and they were deployed from coal barges, well one was and it was shot down... im guessing someone has their wars mixed up :P


What is unconditional Surrender?

Unconditional surrender is absolute trust. It starts with acceptance of whatever happens in our life. That is the first surrender, surrender to the law of Karma, whatever unfolds is the reaction of our own past actions. We surrender to that without any question, trusting the law. Then comes surrender to what will be, when we hand over our life, our future, unconditionally. That is Divine unconditional surrender. We live without fear, or worry like a feather that surrenders to the air, like a leaf tossed on a river. So we must surrender.


What is the noun for surrender?

The word 'surrender' is a noun (surrender, surrenders) as well as a verb (surrender, surrenders, surrendering, surrendered).The noun 'surrender' is a word for the act of giving up something to someone who has defeated you or someone in authority says you have to. Example:The contender would not settle for less than the surrender of his opponent.

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Where did commander Lee surrender?

Appomatox


Who where the key leaders at the surrender at the appomattox courthouse?

The key participants at the Surrender at Appomatox Courthouse were Generals Lee and Grant.


Where did the confederacy surrender in 1865?

At the battle of the Appomatox Courthouse hope this helps :P


Where did you general Robert E. Lee surrender to general Ulysses S. Grant?

Appomatox Courthouse


Site of Lees surrender?

At Appomattox Court House, Virginia, in the home of Wilmer McLean.


What was the Appomatox?

The Appomattox Court House in Virginia was the signing place of Lee's April 9, 1865 surrender. The surrender officially ended the Southern States attempt to concede from the Union.


Who signed the treaty to end the Civil War and where?

Robert E. Lee signed a declaration of formal surrender to Ulysses S Grant on Palm Sunday, April 9th, 1865 in the parlor of Wilmer McLean's house, across from the Appomatox Courthouse, in Appomatox, VA


Who finally surrendered in the civil war where and why?

Ge. Robert E. Lee surrenderd to Gen. Grant at Appomatox, VA. There were a few other military forces that did not surrender at that time, but his surrender effectively ended the Civil War. Why did he surrender? His forces no longer had the ability to do battle.


Who was the confederate leader of the appomatox battle?

By that point in the war, Lee commanded all of the southern forces, giving his surrender the effective force of ending most armed resistance.


Was the surrender at Appomattox Court house the last 'battle'?

The surrender at the Appomatox Courthouse, was the last battle and final engagment of the Civil War. It took place on April 9, 1865 between Genral Robert E. Lee and General Ulysses S. Grant.


What made lee surrender to grant at appomatox court house?

Well, the alien invasion called for a unified army, so ther powers that be decided it would be better to call it a day.


Where did the confederate army finally surrender to the union army and who were the respective generals?

They surrendered in Appomatox, Virginia in 1865. The generals were Robert E. lee for the south, and Ulysses S. Grant for the north.