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Appomattox Meeting Marked Civil War's End In 1885 Quotation
A Confederate aide recounts the Appomattox surrender as the war’s turning point. He notes General Lee and General Grant met under a Virginia apple tree to finalize terms, witnessed by Wilmer McLean, and the scene framed by Lincoln era hopes and Union victory.
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