Lee Surrenders to Grant at Appomattox

Thomas Nast

by Thomas Nast
published on 05 August 2025

Lee Surrenders to Grant at Appomattox — Gen. Robert E. Lee (1807-1870) surrenders to Gen. Ulysses S. Grant (1822-1885) at Appomattox Court House on 9 April 1865, effectively ending the American Civil War. Painting by Thomas Nast.

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