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Unidentified woman in mourning dress, and wearing a brooch with inset portrait of deceased Confederate officer. The child wears a Confederate forage cap.
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Today I. American History: 1865
One day after his surrender to Union General Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox, Confederate General Robert E. Lee issued his farewell address to the Army of Northern Virginia.
In it, he acknowledged the Confederacy’s defeat due to “overwhelming numbers and resources” and urged his troops to return home peacefully, effectively marking the war’s end.
Today in American History: 1865
Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrendered the Army of Northern Virginia (about 26,765 troops) to Union Lieutenant General Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Court House, Virginia. This effectively ended the American Civil War in the Eastern Theater after four years of fighting. The generous terms set by Grant helped begin the process of national reconciliation.
After four long, grueling years of war, General Lee made his toughest decision yet: to surrender.
At Appomattox Court House, Grant greeted Lee not as an enemy but as an equal. Together, they ended this cruel war, each hoping for a better future for all Americans—North and South.
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On this day in 1865, General Robert E. Lee (CSA) surrendered the Army of Northern Virginia to General Ulysses S. Grant (USA) at the home of Wilmer McLean in Appomattox County, Virginia.
This postcard dates to the centennial commemoration of the War Between the States in 1965.
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Confederate Monument
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April 6-7, 1862 – Battle of Shiloh (Pittsburg Landing, Tennessee)
One of the bloodiest fights Americans had seen so far in the Civil War. Confederate forces under Albert Sidney Johnston hit Ulysses S. Grant’s Union army with a surprise attack at dawn on April 6. They came charging out of the woods and pushed the Federals back hard toward the Tennessee River, taking camps and causing a lot of damage.
A big moment was in the center at what they called the Hornets’ Nest. Union forces dug in along a sunken road and thick oak woods. The Confederates kept launching attack after attack – wave after wave, charging through heavy fire. They finally brought up a ton of artillery (50+ guns) and pounded the position until late in the day. They broke through and captured around 2,200 Union soldiers, but it took so long that it gave Grant time to set up a strong defensive line near the landing with help from gunboats.
Johnston was killed while leading his men, and command went to Beauregard. They stopped for the night thinking they had it won.
Then on April 7, fresh Union troops under Buell showed up overnight. Grant hit back at first light. The Confederates fought hard all day with counterattacks and stands on the same bloody ground, but they were worn out and outnumbered. By afternoon, Beauregard had to order the retreat back toward Corinth, Mississippi.
Shiloh was a wake-up call – over 23,000 total casualties. The Confederacy made a bold push to smash Grant and hold the West, but it fell short. Still, the grit of the Southern soldiers showed in those repeated charges at the Hornets’ Nest.
Stained Glass Windows at the Washington National Cathedral Honoring the Lives of Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson
(Removed in 2017)
