Lee surrendered to Grant at Appamattox court house, which was kind of like the unofficial end of the war. However, word of the surrender took some time to spread throughout the country, so fighting continued sporadically for a little while.
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That is where General Lee surrenderd to Ggeneral Grant, which ended the civil war. because thats where the south (confederacy) surrendered so it represents the unions victory as well as the signifigance of the long bloody civil war being over and alowing the reconstruction to begin.
The Confederate General Lee surrendered to United States General Grant ending the Civil War.
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The Civil War lasted from April 12, 1861 to May 9, 1865. The war went on for over 4 years and ended after Robert E. Lee surrendered.
A civil war is when 2 factions fight to control the same government. The south wanted their own government so the American 'Civil War' was not a civil war. It was and is the south's view that the north invaded the south, starting a war of aggression.