RICHMOND, Va. (AP) – The sword Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee had at his side when he surrendered to Union Gen. Ulysses S. Grant is returning to Appomattox as the centerpiece of a new museum examining ...

When Gen. Robert E. Lee left Appomattox in April 1865 after surrendering to Gen. Ulysses S. Grant, his copy of the terms of surrender left with him. Now, 150 years later, the documents are returning. ...

Click to open image viewer. CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. On April 9, 1865, General Ulysses S. Grant and General Robert E. Lee met in the home of Wilmer McLean at Appomattox ...

When the National Park Service observed the 150th anniversary of Lee’s surrender to Grant at Appomattox Courthouse in 2015, it invited Thomas Jessee to portray Lee and Curt Fields, Grant. The two will ...

Thursday, April 9, marks the 150th anniversary of the Confederate surrender at Appomattox Court House, Virginia. In recognition of this historic event that symbolized the end of the Civil War, take a ...

Despite the chilly weather on April 9, thousands turned out in Appomattox for the ceremonies marking the 150th anniversary of Lee’s surrender to end the Civil War. These lake area residents sought out ...

The final artillery shot of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee’s vanquished army boomed from the top of a small hill in the village of Appomattox Court House. In the early afternoon of April 9, 1865, ...

THE CIVIL WAR effectively ended on Sunday, April 9, 1865, when Gen. Robert E. Lee surrendered the Army of Northern Virginia ...