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Appomattox Meeting Marks End of Civil War in Simplicity
Col. Charles Marshall recounts the 1865 meeting at McLean’s house in Appomattox where Grant and Lee agreed to terms of surrender. The scene, witnessed by a War-era observer, highlights a quiet, dignified conclusion to a brutal conflict as Union and Confederate leaders signed paroles and surrendered arms.
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Oretown
Saratoga
Appomattox
Leo
Grant
Charles Marshall
Aldessie-Camp
Geo
Frederick Maurice
Tittle, Brown and Company
Lee
Earth
Appomatter
Great
Richmond
Sheridan
Meade
Joseph Johnston
Ewell
Sailor's Creek
Virginia
United States
Northern Virginia
Northern
Old Stage Road
Appomattox Court House
Gordon
Marshall
Lynchburg Road
Whittier
Whittler
Babcock
McLean
Manassas
Bull Run
Manassas Junction
General Grant
General Lee
McLean's
John A. Rawlins
A. C. Barker
Phil” Sheridan
Horace Porter
E.R. C. Ord
Parker