On April 9, 1865, General Robert E. Lee surrendered the Army of Northern Virginia to General Ulysses S. Grant at the McLean House in Appomattox Court House, Virginia.
Grant offered generous terms. Confederate soldiers could go home and keep their horses for spring planting, and officers kept their side arms.
Not Quite Over
Other Confederate forces surrendered over the following weeks, but Appomattox is remembered as the effective end of the war.
Visit
Appomattox Court House National Historical Park preserves the village and a reconstruction of the McLean House.
Explore More
Ohio is full of Civil War history. Visit the Ohio History Connection in Columbus, Camp Chase Confederate Cemetery, the Sherman House Museum in Lancaster, Grant’s birthplace in Point Pleasant, and Morgan’s Raid markers across southern and eastern Ohio. County historical societies often hold letters, photos, and flags from local regiments, so check with yours too.
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