Lee’s surrender at Appomattox—dramatically illustrates the dangers of letting myth substitute for accurate history. For ...

The case of one of the famous moments in American history—Robert E. Lee’s surrender at Appomattox—dramatically illustrates the dangers of letting myth substitute for accurate history.

Other Southern forces remained in the field further south, but few would continue fighting when they learned of the outcome at Appomattox. With Lee’s surrender, the war effectively came to an end.

Park Ranger Doyle Sapp talks about General Lee's surrender to General Grant in the village of Appomattox Court House. Javascript must be enabled in order to access C-SPAN videos. *This text was ...

1867. Courtesy: Library of Congress. The official surrender document of Lee's troops to the Union Army, signed at Appomattox Court House on April 9, 1865: We, the undersigned Prisoners of War ...

He died during a skirmish in Munford, Alabama on April 23, 1865 - eight days after Lee’s surrender at Appomattox. His body was recovered from a private yard on February 26, 2020, buried in ...

Robert E Lee surrendered his troops at Appomattox, Virginia on April 9, 1865. Lee’s defeat and surrender were key contributors to the end of the Civil War, but the official end of the war did ...

The case of one of the famous moments in American history—Robert E. Lee’s surrender at Appomattox—dramatically illustrates the dangers of letting myth substitute for accurate history.