Gary Gallagher talked about two questions stemming from Confederate General Robert E. Lee's surrender to Union General Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox in April 1865. First, he analyzed whether ...

The CSS "Shenandoah" only learned of the Confederacy's defeat in the summer of 1865. That June, the cruiser's crew sank 24 ...

On the morning of this day in 1865, Gen. Robert E. Lee said: “It would be useless and therefore cruel to provoke the further effusion of blood, and I have arranged to meet with Gen. Grant with a ...

Gen. Robert E. Lee's surrender at Appomattox Court House, April 9, 1865, 150 years ago, was actually the first of several Confederate surrenders that took place in the weeks that followed.

150 years ago today, on April 9th 1865, General Robert E. Lee surrendered to General Ulysses S. Grant at Appamattox Court House, Virginia. While other battles were fought and other surrenders ...

APPOMATTOX, Va. (AP) -- The surrender of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee to Union Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant 150 years ago Thursday effectively ended the Civil War. This is ...

APPOMATTOX, Va. -- The surrender of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee to Union Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant 150 years ago Thursday effectively ended the Civil War. This is a rolling account of ...

Sunday, April 9th, marks the 158th Anniversary of the Battle of Appomattox Courthouse and Confederate General Robert E. Lee’s surrender of his 28,000 Confederate troops to Union General Ulysses ...

Last Saturday in a small foundry, a man in heat-resistant attire pulled down his gold-plated visor, turned on his plasma torch and sliced into the face of Robert E. Lee.

Robert E. Lee surrenders, April 9, 1865. By Andrew Glass 04/09/2014 12:03 AM EDT. On the morning of this day, Gen. Robert E. Lee said: “It would be useless and therefore cruel to provoke the ...

The surrender of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee to Union Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant 150 years ago Thursday effectively ended the Civil War. This is a rolling account of commemorative events that ...

APPOMATTOX, Va. - The surrender of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee to Union Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant 150 years ago Thursday effectively ended the Civil War. This is a rolling account of ...