This Day in History— April 9, 1865 –Gen. Robert E. Lee surrenders Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrenders his troops to Union General Ulysses S. Grant April 9, 1865 at Appomattox, Virginia, effectively ending the Civil War. Present at the meeting of Lee and Grant included the following who are interred at Arlington National Cemetery. Lt. Col. Orville E. Babcock Brig. Gen. Rufus Ingalls Capt. Robert T. Lincoln Maj. Gen. Edward O. C. Ord Brig. Gen. John Rawlins Maj. Gen. Phillip H. Sheridan Read more about “The Surrender” on the National Park Service’s website at nps.gov/apco/the-surrender.htm and learn more about Civil War heroes interred at Arlington during the ANC 150th Commemoration May 13 – June 16, 2014. For more information, go to arlingtoncemetery.mil/Events/ANC150.aspx.
Posted on: Wed, 09 Apr 2014 17:00:01 +0000
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