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Appomattox Meeting Ended Civil War in Armistice Style
Col. Charles Marshall recounts the 1865 Appomattox surrender meeting between Lee and Grant as the war ends. Wilmer McLean's house hosts the pivotal moment, with Grant drafting terms and Lee accepting. The scene marks the Union victory and enduring memory of Appomattox.
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Charles Marshall
Sir Frederick Maurice
Little, Brown and Company
Lee
Grant
Snemy
Appomattox
Confederacy
Richmond
Sheridan
Meade
Joseph Johnston
Ewell
Salter’s Creek
Virginia
Longstreet
Gordon
Farmville
United States
Northern Virginia
Northern
Old Stage Road
Tilchmond
Appomattox Court House
Marshall
Lynchburg Road
Whittier
Cnion
Wilmer McLean
Babcock
McLean
Manassas
Bull Run
Manassas Junction
General Lee
General Grant
Appomattos
John A. Rawlins
A. C. Barker
Phil" Sheridan
Horace Porter
Parker
Colonel Marshall
Sass Marshall
Union